Äsche

Meaning

grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Concepts

grayling

Thymallus

Synonyms

Thymallus

Europäische Äsche

Translations

ombre

Thymallus thymallus

tímalo

temolo

Thymallus

peixe-sombra

timalo

θύμαλλος

Thymallus

θύμαλος

Thymallus

ombre commun

Thymallus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛʃə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: asche

Inherited from Old High German: asco

In summary

From Middle High German asche m, from Old High German asco, probably derived from asca (“ash, ashes”), whence modern German Asche, due to the fish's grey colour. The umlaut is sometimes explained as stemming from a plural, but the Middle High German noun had weak declension and thus no umlaut. Therefore more probably from the secondary umlaut triggered by following -sch-, which occurs throughout western dialects of High German. Standardised here to avoid the homophony with Asche above, as also in the unrelated Esche.