Wels

(Engels)

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vɛls/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: wels

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: *wals

Verwant aan Nederlands: wels

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: walira

Verwant aan 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”).

Concepten

meerval

Wels

katvis

Synoniemen

Katzenwels

Vertalingen

catfish

silure

siluro

peixe-gato

sum

pesce gatto

bagre

bagre

siluro

poisson chat

peix gat

sumik

poisson-chat

γατόψαρο

freshwater catfish