eider
English edit
Etymology edit
From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdɚ/
- Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)
Noun edit
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).
- Synonym: eider duck
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
duck of genus Somateria
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Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Icelandic æðr or German Eider, the latter also derives from Icelandic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n)
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eider m (plural eiders)
Further reading edit
- “eider”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Noun edit
eider m (plural eideri)
Declension edit
Declension of eider
Paronyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- eider in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Noun edit
eider m (plural eideres)