Kabeljau
German
Kabeljau
Etymology
Circa 1600, from Middle Low German kabbelouw (14th c.), from Middle Dutch cabbeliau, cabelliau (12th c.), from Old Dutch cabillau, possibly from Latin baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, with metathesis from/influenced by Basque bakailao (“cod”), Portuguese bacalhau (“cod”). The contemporary form was probably reinforced by modern Dutch kabeljauw against variants like Kabbelau, Kabliau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːbəlˌjaʊ̯/
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Noun
Kabeljau m (strong, genitive Kabeljaus, plural Kabeljaue)
- Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
Declension
Declension of Kabeljau [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kabeljau | die | Kabeljaue |
| genitive | eines | des | Kabeljaus | der | Kabeljaue |
| dative | einem | dem | Kabeljau | den | Kabeljauen |
| accusative | einen | den | Kabeljau | die | Kabeljaue |
Hypernyms
- Dorsch m (“any fish in the family Gadidae”)
Further reading
- “Kabeljau” in Duden online
- “Kabeljau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache