hälleflundra
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound of helig + flundra, due to it being permitted during Lent (unlike other fish). Shift in spelling from older helgeflundra due to influence from Danish helleflynder. Compare origin of German Heilbutt, English halibut.
Noun
edithälleflundra c
Declension
editDeclension of hälleflundra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hälleflundra | hälleflundran | hälleflundror | hälleflundrorna |
Genitive | hälleflundras | hälleflundrans | hälleflundrors | hälleflundrornas |
References
edit- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälleflundra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- helgeflundra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)