brissling
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German brētling (“crucian carp; carp bream”). Cognate of German Breitling, Norwegian brisling, Faroese brislingur.
Noun
brissling c
- European sprat, Sprattus sprattus
Declension
Declension of brissling | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | brissling | brisslingen | brisslingar | brisslingarna |
Genitive | brisslings | brisslingens | brisslingars | brisslingarnas |
Synonyms
- skarpsill
- vassbuk
References
- brissling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brissling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brissling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)