schelvis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) A haddock, a marine fish of species Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
2. (masculine) A rosefish, redfish, bergylt, or Norway haddock, of species Sebastes norvegicus of fishes.

Vertalingen

aiglefin

Schellfisch

haddock

eglefino

Stockfisch

eglefim

eglefino

abadejo

églefin

arinca

mezgit balığı

βακαλάος

scrod

eglefin

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsxɛl.vɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: schelvisch

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: scelvisc

Verwant aan Duits: Schellfisch

In summary

From Middle Dutch schelvisch, from Old Dutch *skelfisc. Analyzable as schel (“peel”) + vis (“fish”), the former being a dated variant of schil. The name is due either to the relatively large scales or to the layered meat of the fish. Compare German Schellfisch.