Schellfisch

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schellevisch, from schelle (“peel, outer layer”) + visch (“fish”), due either to the relatively large scales or to the layered meat of the fish. The former component is related to German Schale (“peel”), the latter is cognate to Fisch. Compare Dutch schelvis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

Schellfisch m (strong, genitive Schellfisches or Schellfischs, plural Schellfische)

  1. haddock (marine fish)

Declension

Declension of Schellfisch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schellfisch die Schellfische
genitive eines des Schellfisches, Schellfischs der Schellfische
dative einem dem Schellfisch, Schellfische1 den Schellfischen
accusative einen den Schellfisch die Schellfische

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Schellfischlinie

Further reading

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