Anchovis

German

Alternative forms

Anschovis

Etymology

Borrowed via Dutch ansjovis from Spanish anchovas, anchoas, plural of Spanish anchova, anchoa (“anchovy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anˈʃoːvɪs/
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Noun

Anchovis f (genitive Anchovis, plural Anchovis)

anchovy in oil

Usage notes

In colloquial German a new singular die Anchovi may be backformed from the plural.

Declension

Declension of Anchovis

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Anchovis	die	Anchovis
genitive	einer	der	Anchovis	der	Anchovis
dative	einer	der	Anchovis	den	Anchovis
accusative	eine	die	Anchovis	die	Anchovis

See also

Sardelle (the fish as such)

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