Schleie
German
Etymology
From Middle High German slīge, from Old High German slīo, perhaps ultimately from the root of Schleim (“slime”).[1] Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ə/
Noun
Schleie f (genitive Schleie, plural Schleien)
- tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension
Declension of Schleie [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schleie | die | Schleien |
| genitive | einer | der | Schleie | der | Schleien |
| dative | einer | der | Schleie | den | Schleien |
| accusative | eine | die | Schleie | die | Schleien |
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schleie”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891