eider
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eider (plural eiders)
- Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
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Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
duck of genus Somateria
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Icelandic æðr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n)
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eider m (plural eiders)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
NounEdit
eider m (plural eideri)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of eider
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- eider in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
NounEdit
eider m (plural eideres)