forell

Estonian

Etymology

From German Forelle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foˈrelʲː/, [foˈrelʲː]
  • Rhymes: -elʲː
  • Hyphenation: fo‧rell

Noun

forell (genitive forelli, partitive forelli)

  1. trout (a prized freshwater or migratory fish with a spotted back)

Declension
Declension of forell (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative forell forellid
accusative nom.
gen. forelli
genitive forellide
partitive forelli forelle
forellisid
illative forelli
forellisse		 forellidesse
forellesse
inessive forellis forellides
forelles
elative forellist forellidest
forellest
allative forellile forellidele
forellele
adessive forellil forellidel
forellel
ablative forellilt forellidelt
forellelt
translative forelliks forellideks
forelleks
terminative forellini forellideni
essive forellina forellidena
abessive forellita forellideta
comitative forelliga forellidega

References
  • forell in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “forell”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Forelle, from Proto-Germanic *furhnō. The fish is spotted, hence the name. Compare Sanskrit पृषत् (pṛṣat, “spotted”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós), πέρκη (pérkē).

Noun

forell c

  1. brown trout, Salmo trutta
    Synonyms: öring, laxöring

Declension
Declension of forell 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative forell forellen foreller forellerna
Genitive forells forellens forellers forellernas

Derived terms

References
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