églefin
French
Alternative forms
- aiglefin
Etymology
Alteration of Middle French esclefin (probably after aigle), originally borrowed from Middle Dutch schelvisch, corresponding to schelp (“shell”) + vis (“fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ɡlə.fɛ̃/
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Noun
églefin m (plural églefins)
- haddock
Descendants
- → Catalan: eglefí
- → Italian: eglefino
- → Spanish: eglefino
- ?Translingual: Aeglefinus
References
- Bomhoff, Dirk (1832): A New Dictionary of the English and Dutch Language: To which are Added a Catalogue of the Most Usual Proper Names and a List of the Irregular Verbs, Volume 2
Further reading
- “églefin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
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