rotgans
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See also: Rotgans
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque from a Scandinavian language. The first element is onomatopoeic and is unrelated to rot (“rot; rotten”) and rot- (“bad, nasty”); the second element is simply gans (“goose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rotgans f (plural rotganzen, diminutive rotgansje n)
- The brent goose, brant, Branta bernicla
Derived terms[edit]
- witbuikrotgans (“Branta bernicla hrota”)
- zwartbuikrotgans (“Branta bernicla bernicla”)
- zwarte rotgans (“Branta bernicla nigricans”)
Further reading[edit]
- rotgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl