Lebertran

German

Etymology

Leber (“liver”) +‎ Tran (“fish oil”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːbɐˌtʁaːn/

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Noun

Lebertran m (strong, genitive Lebertranes or Lebertrans, no plural)

1. cod liver oil

Usage notes

• There is a widespread belief in the German-speaking countries that cod liver oil is made from whale livers. This may be due to the fact that the word Tran most often refers to whale oil. Compare the same in Dutch levertraan.

Declension

Declension of Lebertran [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lebertran
genitive	eines	des	Lebertranes, Lebertrans
dative	einem	dem	Lebertran, Lebertrane1
accusative	einen	den	Lebertran

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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