halibut
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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte. Compare also Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
halibut (plural halibuts or halibut)
- A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:
- [...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.
Derived terms[edit]
- Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- bastard halibut
- Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
Translations[edit]
fish of genus Hippoglossus
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Further reading[edit]
halibut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hippoglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English halibut.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
halibut m (plural halibuts)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “halibut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English halibut, from Middle English *halibutt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
halibut m anim
Declension[edit]
Declension of halibut
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | halibut | halibuty |
genitive | halibuta | halibutów |
dative | halibutowi | halibutom |
accusative | halibuta | halibuty |
instrumental | halibutem | halibutami |
locative | halibucie | halibutach |
vocative | halibucie | halibuty |
Further reading[edit]
- halibut in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- halibut in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Germanic; see English halibut.
Noun[edit]
halibut m (plural halibuts)
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