Walfisch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Middle High German walfisch, Middle High German walvisch, from Old High German Old High German walfisk, Old High German walfisc. By surface analysis, Wal (“whale”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”). Cognates include German Low German Waalfisk, Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, Saterland Frisian Waalfisk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Walfisch m (strong, genitive Walfisches or Walfischs, plural Walfische)

1. whale
2. (astronomy) Cetus

Declension

Declension of Walfisch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Walfisch	die	Walfische
genitive	eines	des	Walfisches, Walfischs	der	Walfische
dative	einem	dem	Walfisch, Walfische1	den	Walfischen
accusative	einen	den	Walfisch	die	Walfische

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Wal

Related terms

• Fisch

Further reading

• “Walfisch” in Duden online
• “Walfisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache