hälleflundra
Swedish
Alternative forms
- helgeflundra
Etymology
Compound of helig + flundra, due to it being permitted during Lent (unlike other fish). Shift in spelling from older helgeflundra due to influence from Danish helleflynder. Compare origin of German Heilbutt, English halibut.
Noun
hälleflundra c
- Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Declension
| Declension of hälleflundra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hälleflundra | hälleflundran | hälleflundror | hälleflundrorna |
| Genitive | hälleflundras | hälleflundrans | hälleflundrors | hälleflundrornas |
References
- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälleflundra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- helgeflundra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)