Schweinsfisch
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Schwein (“pig”) + -s- + Fisch (“fish”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schweinsfisch m (strong, genitive Schweinsfisches or Schweinsfischs, plural Schweinsfische)
- (marine biology) pigfish (a fish of the family Congiopodidae)
- (marine biology) grunter (a fish of the subfamily Haemulinae)
- (nautical, archaic) a dolphin or similar-looking marine mammal [until mid 20th c.]
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schweinsfisch [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schweinsfisch | die | Schweinsfische |
| genitive | eines | des | Schweinsfisches, Schweinsfischs | der | Schweinsfische |
| dative | einem | dem | Schweinsfisch, Schweinsfische1 | den | Schweinsfischen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schweinsfisch | die | Schweinsfische |
1Now rare, see notes.