The German word for duck is
Ente
Gender
The gender of Ente is feminine. E.g. die Ente.Plural
The plural of Ente is Enten.German Definition
| duck | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] allgemein: Ente | |
| [2] speziell: erwachsene, weibliche Ente [1] | |
| [3] (kein Plural): Ente, Entenfleisch | |
| Verb: | |
| [1] sich ducken | |
| [1] An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, forcing him to duck. | |
| [1] "At the window a face looks back out and for a moment is caught in the moonlight, then its ducks back inside to carry on with its business." |
Translations for duck and their definitions
| Ente |  | ||
| n-f. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | |||
| n-f. (especially) mallard; the commonest duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se | |||
| n-f. (informal) Citroën 2CV | |||
| n-f. (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine) | |||
| n-f. (journalism) canard (false or misleading report) | |||
| einer Ente aufsitzen | |||
| sich ducken | ||
| to duck | ||
| ducken | ||
| v. to duck | ||
| Er duckte sich zu Boden und sprang. - He ducked down then jumped. | ||
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