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querquedula

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See also: Querquedula

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, imitative of harsh sounds, from *ḱer-, same source as cornix (crow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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querquedula f (genitive querquedulae); first declension

  1. A kind of duck, perhaps the teal

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative querquedula querquedulae
genitive querquedulae querquedulārum
dative querquedulae querquedulīs
accusative querquedulam querquedulās
ablative querquedulā querquedulīs
vocative querquedula querquedulae

Descendants

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  • French: sarcelle

References

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  • querquedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • querquedula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN