Schellfisch

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schellevisch, from schelle (“peel, outer layer”) + visch (“fish”), due either to the relatively large scales or to the layered meat of the fish. The former component is related to German Schale (“peel”), the latter is cognate to Fisch. Compare Dutch schelvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

Schellfisch m (strong, genitive Schellfisches or Schellfischs, plural Schellfische)

1. haddock (marine fish)

Declension

Declension of Schellfisch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schellfisch	die	Schellfische
genitive	eines	des	Schellfisches, Schellfischs	der	Schellfische
dative	einem	dem	Schellfisch, Schellfische1	den	Schellfischen
accusative	einen	den	Schellfisch	die	Schellfische

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Schellfischlinie

Further reading

• “Schellfisch” in Duden online