fisch
See also: Fisch
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English fisċ; in turn from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz. The development of a suffixless plural is due to analogy with other nouns denoting animals such as schep and swyn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiʃ/
Noun
fisch (plural fisches or fisch)
- An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of such; marine life; e.g. alligators, fish, beavers, etc.
- Fish or their meat.
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References
- “fish, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.