Grundel

See also: grundel

German

Alternative forms

• Gründel

Etymology

From Middle High German grundel, from Old High German grundila, variant of Old High German gruntila (“groundling”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Grondel, Dutch grondel, Old English grundling (English groundling).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrʊndəl/, [ˈɡʁʊndl̩]

Noun

Grundel f (genitive Grundel, plural Grundeln) or
Grundel m (strong, genitive Grundels, plural Grundel)

1. goby; a fish in the order Gobiiformes
2. (biology, specifically) a fish in the family Gobiidae
3. (dated, regional) one of different kinds of fish in the order Cypriniformes, especially those called Schmerlen (Cobitoidea) and Gründlinge (Gobio)

Declension

Declension of Grundel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Grundel	die	Grundeln
genitive	einer	der	Grundel	der	Grundeln
dative	einer	der	Grundel	den	Grundeln
accusative	eine	die	Grundel	die	Grundeln

Declension of Grundel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grundel	die	Grundel
genitive	eines	des	Grundels	der	Grundel
dative	einem	dem	Grundel	den	Grundeln
accusative	einen	den	Grundel	die	Grundel

Synonyms

• (fish of Gobiiformes): Grundelartiger (biology)