rietgans

Dutch

Anser fabalis

Etymology

Compound of riet (“reed”) +‎ gans (“goose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rit.xɑns/

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• Hyphenation: riet‧gans

Noun

rietgans f (plural rietganzen, diminutive rietgansje n)

1. The bean goose, Anser fabalis

Derived terms

• kleine rietgans
• toendrarietgans

Further reading

• rietgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl