Huchen
Appearance
See also: huchen
German
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Hucho_hucho.jpg/220px-Hucho_hucho.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From late Middle High German huchen, of unclear origin. Diebold argues that it must be an early or pre-Proto-Indo-European substrate borrowing (anywhere from the eastern Pontic to the western Kirghiz steppes) and compares other fish of uncertain origin like salmon and char.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Huchen m (strong, genitive Huchens, plural Huchen)
- huchen, Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
- Synonyms: Donaulachs, Rotfisch
Declension
[edit]Declension of Huchen [masculine, strong]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bryant, E. (2003). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 322
Further reading
[edit]- “Huchen” in Duden online