Heilbutt

German

Heilbutt

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Helbutt (with variants). By surface analysis, heil +‎ Butt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lbʊt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Heilbutt m (strong, genitive Heilbuttes or Heilbutts, plural Heilbutte)

  1. halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus)

Declension

Declension of Heilbutt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heilbutt die Heilbutte
genitive eines des Heilbuttes, Heilbutts der Heilbutte
dative einem dem Heilbutt, Heilbutte1 den Heilbutten
accusative einen den Heilbutt die Heilbutte

1Now rare, see notes.

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