Dorsch

Dorsch

German

Dorsch

Etymology

From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself borrowed from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁʃ/, [dɔʁʃ], [dɔɐ̯ʃ]

• Audio

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Noun

Dorsch m (genitive Dorsches or Dorschs, plural Dorsche)

1. cod (marine fish of the family Gadidae)

Declension

Declension of Dorsch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dorsch	die	Dorsche
genitive	eines	des	Dorsches, Dorschs	der	Dorsche
dative	einem	dem	Dorsch, Dorsche1	den	Dorschen
accusative	einen	den	Dorsch	die	Dorsche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

• Kabeljau m (“Atlantic cod”)

Further reading

• Dorsch in Duden online