brissling

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German brētling (“crucian carp; carp bream”). Cognate of German Breitling, Norwegian brisling, Faroese brislingur.

Noun

brissling c

1. European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Declension

Declension of brissling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brissling	brisslings
	definite	brisslingen	brisslingens
plural	indefinite	brisslingar	brisslingars
	definite	brisslingarna	brisslingarnas

Synonyms

• skarpsill
• vassbuk

References

• brissling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brissling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brissling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• brissling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)