Russian

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Etymology

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From German Forelle, possibly through Dutch forel. Ultimately from Old High German forhana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɐˈrɛlʲ] (phonetic respelling: форэ́ль)
  • IPA(key): [fɐˈrʲelʲ]
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Noun

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форе́ль (forɛ́lʹ, forélʹf anim (genitive форе́ли, nominative plural форе́ли, genitive plural форе́лей)

  1. trout

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ossetian: фалер (faler), балер (baler), валер (valer)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “форель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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форе́ль (forélʹf animal (genitive форе́лі, nominative plural форе́лі, genitive plural форе́лей)

  1. trout

Declension

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