enita

Old High German

Alternative forms

• aneta, anut

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

Noun

enita f

1. duck

Declension

Declension of enita (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	enita	enitun
accusative	enitūn	enitun
genitive	enitūn	enitōno
dative	enitūn	enitōm, enitōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: ant, anet
  • Alemannic German: Ant, Anete
  • Central Franconian:
    • Hunsrik: Ent
    • Luxembourgish: Int
  • German: Ente
  • Rhine Franconian:
    • Frankfurterisch: IPA [ent]
    • Pennsylvania German: Ent
  • Vilamovian: ant

References

• "enita" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)