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The German word for duck is
Ente





duck

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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