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eider

See also: Eider and êider

English

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eiders

Etymology

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From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

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eider (plural eiders)

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
    Synonym: eiderduck

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Icelandic æðr or German Eider, the latter also derives from Icelandic.

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eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n)

  1. a type of seaduck; an eider
    Synonym: eidereend

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French

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

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eider m (plural eiders)

  1. eider

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

Noun

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eider m (plural eideri)

  1. eider

Declension

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Declension of eider
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative eider eiderul eideri eiderii
genitive-dative eider eiderului eideri eiderilor
vocative eiderule eiderilor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.

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eider m (plural eideres)

  1. eider
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