ànec

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of Old Catalan ànet, from Latin anătem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (duck); probably due to a common pronunciation of the plural ànets as ànecs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈa.nək]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈa.nek]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Noun

ànec m (plural ànecs, feminine ànega, feminine plural ànegues)

  1. (chiefly Central and Valencia) duck (aquatic bird)

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