Matjes

See also: matjes

German

Etymology

Shortened from Matjeshering, which is borrowed from Dutch maatjesharing, from Middle Dutch medykenshering (literally “maiden herring”), formed from the cognates of German Mädchen (“girl”) and Hering (“herring”). The word was borrowed into several European languages, though the common term in contemporary Dutch is nieuwe haring (“new herring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatjəs/

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Noun

Matjes m (strong, genitive Matjes, plural Matjes)

1. young herring, usually pickled

Declension

Declension of Matjes [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Matjes	die	Matjes
genitive	eines	des	Matjes	der	Matjes
dative	einem	dem	Matjes	den	Matjes
accusative	einen	den	Matjes	die	Matjes

Derived terms

• Matjesbrötchen
• Matjessalat

Related terms

• Matjeshering