taimen

English

Etymology

From Russian тайме́нь (tajménʹ, “Hucho taimen”), from Finnish taimen (“Salmo trutta”).

Noun

taimen (plural taimens)

  1. A species of salmon living in Siberia, Hucho taimen.

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Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɑime̞n]
  • Hyphenation: tai‧men

Etymology 1

Unknown; considered to possibly be related to either taima (“ceiling joist”) or taimi (“sapling”). Cognates include Karelian taimen. Russian тайме́нь (tajménʹ), Latvian taimiņš and dialectal Swedish tajmenlax are borrowed from Finnic.

Noun

taimen

  1. brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Declension
Inflection of taimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative taimen taimenet
genitive taimenen taimenien
taimenten
partitive taimenta taimenia
illative taimeneen taimeniin
singular plural
nominative taimen taimenet
accusative nom. taimen taimenet
gen. taimenen
genitive taimenen taimenien
taimenten
partitive taimenta taimenia
inessive taimenessa taimenissa
elative taimenesta taimenista
illative taimeneen taimeniin
adessive taimenella taimenilla
ablative taimenelta taimenilta
allative taimenelle taimenille
essive taimenena taimenina
translative taimeneksi taimeniksi
instructive — taimenin
abessive taimenetta taimenitta
comitative — taimenineen
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Etymology 2

Noun

taimen

  1. Genitive singular form of taimi.

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish taimi.

Noun

taimen

  1. sprout
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