Renke

See also: renke

German

Alternative forms

• Rheinanke

Etymology

From Middle High German renke, from rīnanke, from Rīn (“Rhine”) +‎ anke (“trout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛŋkə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ren‧ke

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: Ränke, renke

Noun

Renke f (genitive Renke, plural Renken)

1. (Southern Germany) whitefish (any of several species of fish in the genus Coregonus)

   Synonyms: Maräne, Felchen, Kilch

Declension

Declension of Renke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Renke	die	Renken
genitive	einer	der	Renke	der	Renken
dative	einer	der	Renke	den	Renken
accusative	eine	die	Renke	die	Renken

Derived terms

• Kleine Bodenrenke
• Schwebrenke
• Starnberge-Renke

 

Further reading

• Coregonus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Renke” in Duden online
• “Renke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache