Lebertran

German

Etymology

Leber (“liver”) +‎ Tran (“fish oil”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːbɐˌtʁaːn/
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Noun

Lebertran m (strong, genitive Lebertranes or Lebertrans, no plural)

  1. cod liver oil

Usage notes
  • There is a widespread belief in the German-speaking countries that cod liver oil is made from whale livers. This may be due to the fact that the word Tran most often refers to whale oil. Compare the same in Dutch levertraan.

Declension
Declension of Lebertran [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Lebertran
genitive eines des Lebertranes, Lebertrans
dative einem dem Lebertran, Lebertrane1
accusative einen den Lebertran

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Lebertran” in Duden online
  • “Lebertran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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