Wels
See also: wels
English
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wels, from Old High German *wals, *walis, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaliʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with German Low German Wels (“catfish”), Dutch wels (“catfish”), Old High German walira (“whale”), German Wal (“whale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛls/
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Noun
Wels m (strong, genitive Welses, plural Welse)
- wels catfish, Silurus glanis
- catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes
Declension
Synonyms
- Europäischer Wels (Silurus glanis)
- Flusswels m (Silurus glanis)
Derived terms
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