Lippfisch

German

Etymology

Lippe (“lip”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”), on account of their prominent thick lips.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lippfisch m (strong, genitive Lippfisches or Lippfischs, plural Lippfische, diminutive Lippfischchen n or Lippfischlein n)

wrasse (any one of numerous species within the family Labridae)

Declension

Declension of Lippfisch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lippfisch	die	Lippfische
genitive	eines	des	Lippfisches, Lippfischs	der	Lippfische
dative	einem	dem	Lippfisch, Lippfische¹	den	Lippfischen
accusative	einen	den	Lippfisch	die	Lippfische

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Junkerlippfisch
Messerlippfisch
Mittelmeer-Lippfisch
Prachtlippfisch
Schweinslippfisch

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