ãade
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin anatem (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈã.ad.e/
Noun
ãade f (plural ãades)
- duck, mallard
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 352 (facsimile):
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
- This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kinds of prey.
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
