Seelachs

German

Etymology

See (“sea”) +‎ Lachs (“salmon”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Seelachs m (genitive Seelachses, plural Seelachse)

lit. "sea salmon" / "sea lox", a term invented by the fishing industry to enhance sales of the fish Köhler "pollock", Pollachius virens, which is not a salmon at all

Declension

Declension of Seelachs

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Seelachs	die	Seelachse
genitive	eines	des	Seelachses	der	Seelachse
dative	einem	dem	Seelachs, Seelachse¹	den	Seelachsen
accusative	einen	den	Seelachs	die	Seelachse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Seelachs in Duden online

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