Aalmutter

German

Etymology

From Aal (“eel”) +‎ Mutter (“mother”), due to a belief that the fish were female eels.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːlˌmʊtɐ/, [ˈʔaːlˌmʊtʰɐ]

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Noun

Aalmutter f (genitive Aalmutter, plural Aalmuttern)

1. viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus)

   Synonym: Aalmöwe

2. eelpout (fish of the family Zoarcidae)

Declension

Declension of Aalmutter [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Aalmutter	die	Aalmuttern
genitive	einer	der	Aalmutter	der	Aalmuttern
dative	einer	der	Aalmutter	den	Aalmuttern
accusative	eine	die	Aalmutter	die	Aalmuttern

Further reading

• “Aalmutter” in Duden online
• “Aalmutter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache