Meaning
duck
- duck (bird or meat)
In a sentence
Al parco abbiamo visto un'anatra con i piccoli.
At the park we saw a duck with its ducklings.
Ti piace l'anatra al forno?
Do you like roast duck?
Non c'è nessuna anatra nello stagno oggi.
There isn't any duck in the pond today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| anatra | feminine · singular |
| anatre | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use anatra for both the live animal and duck meat; Italian often relies on context instead of switching words.
- It’s feminine: un'anatra, l'anatra, le anatre. Learners often miss the apostrophe in the singular indefinite article.
- For the young animal, use anatroccolo, not piccolo anatra.