Wels

(Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
2. (masculine, strong) catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vɛls/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: wels

Geërf van Old High German: *wals

Verwante met Nederlands: wels

Verwante met Old High German: walira

Verwante met Duits: Wal

In summary

From Middle High German wels, from Old High German *wals, *walis, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaliʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with German Low German Wels (“catfish”), Dutch wels (“catfish”), Old High German walira (“whale”), German Wal (“whale”).

Sinonieme

Katzenwels

Vertalings

catfish

siluro

meerval

silure

sum

peixe-gato

pesce gatto

poisson chat

bagre

siluro

bagre

peix gat

sumik

poisson-chat

γατόψαρο