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guldfisk

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Danish

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Etymology

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From guld (“gold”) +‎ fisk (“fish”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡulfesk/, [ˈɡ̊ulˌfesɡ̊]

Noun

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guldfisk c (singular definite guldfisken, plural indefinite guldfisk)

  1. goldfish, Carassius auratus

Inflection

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Declension of guldfisk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative guldfisk guldfisken guldfisk guldfiskene
genitive guldfisks guldfiskens guldfisks guldfiskenes

See also

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
guldfisk

Etymology

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guld +‎ fisk

Noun

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guldfisk c

  1. goldfish
    en guldfiskskål
    a goldfish bowl
    • 1915, Otto Witt, Spökfisken‎[1]:
      Guldfisken lever under en mera glödande sol, och solens silver i nordliga trakter blir till en rik förgyllning på ekvatorns böljor.
      The goldfish lives under a more glowing sun, and the silver of the sun from the northern parts [of the world] becomes a rich gold in the waves of the equator.
    • 2000, Svenska Dagbladet:
      Ett av konstverken består av tio guldfiskar som simmar i en köksmaskin, en mixer.
      One of the art objects consists of ten goldfish swimming around in a kitchen appliance, a mixer.

Declension

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Declension of guldfisk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite guldfisk guldfisks
definite guldfisken guldfiskens
plural indefinite guldfiskar guldfiskars
definite guldfiskarna guldfiskarnas

References

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