Meanings
annet1
plural annets · alternative annot · alternative anny
- ScotlanddialectalThe common eider (Somateria mollissima).
- CornwallUKWest CountrydialectalobsoleteA black-legged kittiwake.
Annet2
- An uninhabited island of Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV864087).
Origin
annet · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énh₂ts“duck”
- Proto-Germanic*anadz“duck”
- Proto-West Germanic*anad“duck”
- Old Englishened
- Middle Englishende
- Englishannet
From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *anad (“duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oante (“duck”), West Frisian ein (“duck”), Dutch eend (“duck”), German Low German Aant (“duck”), German Ente (“duck”), Norwegian and Swedish and (“duck, mallard”), Icelandic önd (“duck”), Latin anas (“duck, drake”), Lithuanian antis (“duck, mallard”), Russian у́тка (útka, “duck”), Sanskrit आति (ātí, “aquatic bird”).
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- CornishAnet
- EnglishAnnet
From Cornish Anet (literally “kittiwake”).
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Arabic أنيت
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Armenian Աննետ
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Cite this entry
annet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annet
“annet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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