German

Noun

Ente f ‎(genitive Ente, plural Enten, diminutive Entchen n or Entlein n)

1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
2. (typically) mallard; by far the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se
3. (informal nickname) Citroën 2CV
4. (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine)
5. (journalism) canard (false or misleading report)

Declension

Synonyms

• (canard): Falschmeldung; Zeitungsente

Derived terms

• Entenküken
• Enterich
• Entenhausen
• Ententeich
• Entenleber
• Entenkeule
• Entenbrust
• Entenbraten

See also

• Erpel

Asturian

Preposition

ente

1. between
2. among

Dutch

Verb

ente

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of enten

French

Verb

ente

1. first-person singular present indicative of enter
2. third-person singular present indicative of enter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of enter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of enter
5. second-person singular imperative of enter

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ens, entem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnte

Noun

ente m ‎(plural enti)

1. corporation, body
2. being
3. entity

Related terms

• entelecheia
• entelechia

See also

• -ente

Latin

Noun

ente

1. ablative singular of ens

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French entre, from Latin inter.

Preposition

ente

1. (Guernsey) between

Alternative forms

• entre (Jersey)

Etymology

Of Germanic origin (compare Dutch ent).

Noun

ente f ‎(plural entes)

1. (Jersey) graft

Synonyms

• greffe

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ēns, entis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: en‧te

Noun

ente m (plural entes)

1. an existing being or thing

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ens, entis.

Noun

ente m ‎(plural entes)

1. being
2. entity

Related terms

• entidad