Schleie

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slīge, from Old High German slīo, perhaps ultimately from the root of Schleim (“slime”).[1] Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ə/

Noun

Schleie f (genitive Schleie, plural Schleien)

  1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension
Declension of Schleie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schleie die Schleien
genitive einer der Schleie der Schleien
dative einer der Schleie den Schleien
accusative eine die Schleie die Schleien

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schleie”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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