Schellfisch

Meaning

haddock (marine fish)

Concepts

haddock

scrod

shellfish

chat haddock

gibber

snapper haddock

pinger

Pacific cod

Synonyms

Kabeljau

Dorsch

Bratschellfisch

Translations

aiglefin

eglefino

schelvis

eglefino

églefin

asinello

arinca

merluza

mezgit

eglefim

هدوق

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

βακαλάος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Schale

Cognate with Dutch: schelvis

In summary

From Middle Low German schellevisch, from schelle (“peel, outer layer”) + visch (“fish”), due either to the relatively large scales or to the layered meat of the fish. The former component is related to German Schale (“peel”), the latter is cognate to Fisch. Compare Dutch schelvis.