abboryngel

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Seining yellow perch fry from a rearing pond in Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery, Yankton, South Dakota, USA.

Etymology

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abbor +‎ yngel, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô.

Last part from the verb yngle (create, procreate, grow), from the adjective ung (young), from Old Norse ungr (young), from Old Norse ungr (young), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (young), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (young), from *h₂yuh₁en- (young), from both *h₂óyu (long time, lifetime), from *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity) + and from *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrʏŋəl/
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  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧yng‧el

Noun

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abboryngel m (definite singular abboryngelen, indefinite plural abboryngel, definite plural abborynglene)

  1. a fry of perch (young perch fishlings)
    • 2001 February 7, Nordlys, page 39:
      nyutklekket abboryngel
      newly hatched perch fry

References

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