Schweinsfisch

German

Etymology

From Schwein (“pig”) +‎ -s- +‎ Fisch (“fish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nsˌfɪʃ/, [ˈʃʋaɪ̯nt͡sˌfɪʃ]

Noun

Schweinsfisch m (strong, genitive Schweinsfisches or Schweinsfischs, plural Schweinsfische)

  1. (marine biology) pigfish (a fish of the family Congiopodidae)
  2. (marine biology) grunter (a fish of the subfamily Haemulinae)
  3. (nautical, archaic) a dolphin or similar-looking marine mammal [until mid 20th c.]

Declension
Declension of Schweinsfisch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schweinsfisch die Schweinsfische
genitive eines des Schweinsfisches, Schweinsfischs der Schweinsfische
dative einem dem Schweinsfisch, Schweinsfische1 den Schweinsfischen
accusative einen den Schweinsfisch die Schweinsfische

1Now rare, see notes.

See also
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