Walfisch

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) whale
2. (masculine, strong) Cetus

Sinonieme

Wal

🐳

Delfin

Delphin

🐬

Cetus

Walfiſch

Vertalings

whale

🐳

ballena

🐳

balena

🐳

baleine

🐳

walvis

🐳

φάλαινα

baleia

🐳

Baleine

Cetus

balena

🐳

balina

🐳

balîna

🐳

hûf

balaena

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

wallfisch

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: walfisch

Geërf van Middle High German: walvisch

Geërf van Old High German: walfisk

Geërf van Old High German: walfisc

Verwante met Nederlands: walvis

Verwante met Fries: walfisk

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Waalfisk

In summary

From Middle High German Middle High German walfisch, Middle High German walvisch, from Old High German Old High German walfisk, Old High German walfisc. By surface analysis, Wal (“whale”) + Fisch (“fish”). Cognates include German Low German Waalfisk, Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, Saterland Frisian Waalfisk.