Neuter

Fischlein

Meaning

diminutive of Fisch

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Fisch

  1. (countable, masculine, strong) fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
  2. (archaic, broadly, countable, masculine, strong) fish (any animal or any vertebrate living exclusively in water)
  3. (masculine, strong, uncountable) fish (food)

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈfɪʃlaɪ̯n]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German fischelīn, vischelīn, equivalent to Fisch (“fish”) + -lein (diminutive suffix).

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