Forelle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Forelle (trout), because of its speckled coloration.

Noun[edit]

Forelle (plural Forelles)

  1. A pear cultivar

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

With irregular stress shift (as in Holunder, lebendig, etc.) from Middle High German forhel, alteration of older forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic *furχnō, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (speckled).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /foˈrɛlə/, [foˈʁɛlə]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Fo‧rel‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun[edit]

Forelle f (genitive Forelle, plural Forellen)

  1. trout

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: forel
  • Russian: форель (forelʹ)

Further reading[edit]

  • Forelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Forelle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Forelle” in Duden online