Lachs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laks/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophones: Lacks, lax

Noun

Lachs m (strong, genitive Lachses, plural Lachse)

  1. salmon, lox
  2. loin, backstrap, longissimus dorsi (core muscle, long back extensor muscle) of the back of slaughtered animals, especially pigs, calves, and lambs; part of the rib or chop cuts.

Declension

Derived terms

  • lachsartig
  • lachsfarben

Further reading