halibut
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte. Compare also Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halibut (plural halibuts or halibut)
- A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:
- [...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.
Derived terms edit
- Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- bastard halibut
- California halibut
- Greenland halibut
- Monterey halibut
- Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
Translations edit
fish of genus Hippoglossus
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Further reading edit
- halibut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hippoglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English halibut.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halibut m (plural halibuts)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “halibut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From hali + butt, as the fish was often traditionally consumed on holy days.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halibutt (plural halibuttes)
- A halibut.
- Fishes similar to the halibut.
Declension edit
Declension of halibut
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English halibut, from Middle English *halibutt.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halibut m animal
Declension edit
Declension of halibut
singular | plural | |
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nominative | halibut | halibuty |
genitive | halibuta | halibutów |
dative | halibutowi | halibutom |
accusative | halibuta | halibuty |
instrumental | halibutem | halibutami |
locative | halibucie | halibutach |
vocative | halibucie | halibuty |
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Germanic; see English halibut.
Noun edit
halibut m (plural halibuts)