German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German fischerīe, vischerīe, equivalent to Fisch +‎ -erei. Compare Middle Dutch visscherie (modern Dutch visserij), Middle Low German vischærīe (modern German Low German Fiskeree (East Frisian)), English fishery.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun edit

Fischerei f (genitive Fischerei, plural Fischereien)

  1. a fishery, a commercial fishing operation or company

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Fischerei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache