Forelle

English

Etymology

From German Forelle (“trout”), because of its speckled coloration.

Noun

Forelle (plural Forelles)

  1. A pear cultivar

Anagrams

German

Etymology

With irregular stress shift (as in Holunder, lebendig, etc.) from Middle High German forhel, alteration of older forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic *furχnō, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“speckled”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foˈrɛlə/, [foˈʁɛlə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fo‧rel‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

Forelle f (genitive Forelle, plural Forellen)

  1. trout

Declension
Declension of Forelle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Forelle die Forellen
genitive einer der Forelle der Forellen
dative einer der Forelle den Forellen
accusative eine die Forelle die Forellen

Descendants
  • → Dutch: forel
  • → Russian: форель (forelʹ)

Further reading
  • “Forelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Forelle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Forelle” in Duden online
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