voorn

Meaning

a roach; a vernacular term used of a grouping of fish in the family Cyprinidae due to superficial resemblances; in particular used of (former) members of the genus Leuciscus

Concepts

roach

minnow

Translations

Plötze

Rotauge

gardon

Schwall

idus

ido

Rutilus

carpa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/voːrn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: voorne

Inherited from Old Dutch: *forno

In summary

From Middle Dutch voorne, from Old Dutch *forno. Related to terms for trout in several Germanic languages.