Fesch

See also: fesch and Fësch

Central Franconian

Etymology

    From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /feʃ/

    Noun

    Fesch m (plural Fesch, diminutive Feschelche or Feschje) (most dialects, including Kölsch)

    1. fish
      Et jitt Waßer en der Rheng, da krijje de kleen Fesch och jet av.
      Water’s getting into the Rhine, so the smaller fish will get some too.
      (a humorous saying when it is raining)

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Fisch
    • Luxembourgish: Fësch
    • Transylvanian Saxon: Fäsch

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German visch, from Old Saxon fisk.

    Noun

    Fesch m (plural Fesch)

    1. fish

    Derived terms

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