Wels

See also: wels

German

Etymology

Variation of Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with Wal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛls/

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Noun

Wels m (strong, genitive Welses, plural Welse)

1. wels catfish, Silurus glanis
2. catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes

Declension

Declension of Wels [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wels	die	Welse
genitive	eines	des	Welses	der	Welse
dative	einem	dem	Wels, Welse1	den	Welsen
accusative	einen	den	Wels	die	Welse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Europäischer Wels (Silurus glanis)
• Flusswels m (Silurus glanis)

Derived terms

• Teufelswels m
• Gebirgswels m