Ent (pluralEnts)
- Alternativeletter-case form ofent
2001, Stephen King, Peter Straub,The Talisman,page133:Ents and Entwives, Jack thought crazily. BADEnts and Entwives.
2003, Colin Duriez,Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship:Tolkien's Treebeard, hisEnt creation, was inspired by Lewis, especially his sometimes emphatic deep voice
2003, Ralph C. Wood,The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-earth:Tolkien perhaps speaks for himself when he has Treebeard confess that "nobody cares for the woods as I care for them," and when this sameEnt also warns that "the withering of all woods may be drawing near"
2004, Paola Amico, James Beletic,Scientific Detectors for Astronomy: The Beginning of a New Era,page xxvi:TheEnts are a race of giant, tree-like people. Their purpose is to protect the electrons, though some align themselves with holes. However, as the great arrays have grown, the number ofEnts has dwindled. Now they are said only to be found in the darkest and most mysterious of laboratories.
FromMiddle High Germanant, fromOld High Germanenita, fromProto-West Germanic*anad, fromProto-Germanic*anadz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂énh₂ts.[1]
Cognate withGermanEnte,LuxembourgishInt andPennsylvania GermanEnt.
Ent f (pluralEnte)
- duck(any aquatic bird of the familyAnatidae)
DieEnte schwimme im Assute.- Theducks are swimming in the weir.
- (strictly) female duck
- Synonym:Batt
- Coordinate terms:Antrich,Battrich(male duck)
Pennsylvania German
[edit]FromMiddle High Germananet, fromOld High Germanenita. CompareGermanEnte,Dutcheend.
Ent f (pluralEnde)
- duck
