Speerfisch

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Speer (“spear”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Speerfisch m (strong, genitive Speerfisches or Speerfischs, plural Speerfische, diminutive Speerfischchen n or Speerfischlein n, feminine Speerfischin)

  1. spearfish, marlin (Istiophoridae)
    Synonym: Marlin

Declension

Declension of Speerfisch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speerfisch die Speerfische
genitive eines des Speerfisches, Speerfischs der Speerfische
dative einem dem Speerfisch, Speerfische1 den Speerfischen
accusative einen den Speerfisch die Speerfische

1Now rare, see notes.

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