menhaden

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• menhadden, manhaden

Etymology

From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -eɪdən

Noun

menhaden (plural menhaden or menhadens)

1. Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.

   Synonyms: (US regional) bunker, mossbanker, mossbunker, (obsolete) mossyback, pauhagen, poghaden

   • 1970, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological sciences, Florida State Museum:

     Divergence of the largescaled menhadens from the small-scaled menhadens resulted either from geographic isolation or different habitat preferences.

Derived terms

• menhaden oil

Translations

fish of the genera Brevoortia or Ethmidium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 步魚／步鱼 (bùyú), 鯡魚／鲱鱼 (zh) (fēiyú)

• Finnish: menhaden

Finnish

Etymology

From English menhaden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmenhɑden/, [ˈme̞nhɑ̝de̞n]
• Rhymes: -enhɑden
• Syllabification^(key): men‧ha‧den

Noun

menhaden

1. menhaden (fish)

Declension

Inflection of menhaden (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		menhaden	menhadenit
genitive		menhadenin	menhadenien menhadeneiden menhadeneitten
partitive		menhadenia	menhadeneita menhadeneja
illative		menhadeniin	menhadeneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		menhaden	menhadenit
accusative	nom.	menhaden	menhadenit
	gen.	menhadenin
genitive		menhadenin	menhadenien menhadeneiden menhadeneitten
partitive		menhadenia	menhadeneita menhadeneja
inessive		menhadenissa	menhadeneissa
elative		menhadenista	menhadeneista
illative		menhadeniin	menhadeneihin
adessive		menhadenilla	menhadeneilla
ablative		menhadenilta	menhadeneilta
allative		menhadenille	menhadeneille
essive		menhadenina	menhadeneina
translative		menhadeniksi	menhadeneiksi
abessive		menhadenitta	menhadeneitta
instructive		—	menhadenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of menhaden (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative menhadenini menhadenini accusative nom. menhadenini menhadenini gen. menhadenini genitive menhadenini menhadenieni menhadeneideni menhadeneitteni partitive menhadeniani menhadeneitani menhadenejani inessive menhadenissani menhadeneissani elative menhadenistani menhadeneistani illative menhadeniini menhadeneihini adessive menhadenillani menhadeneillani ablative menhadeniltani menhadeneiltani allative menhadenilleni menhadeneilleni essive menhadeninani menhadeneinani translative menhadenikseni menhadeneikseni abessive menhadenittani menhadeneittani instructive — — comitative — menhadeneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative menhadenisi menhadenisi accusative nom. menhadenisi menhadenisi gen. menhadenisi genitive menhadenisi menhadeniesi menhadeneidesi menhadeneittesi partitive menhadeniasi menhadeneitasi menhadenejasi inessive menhadenissasi menhadeneissasi elative menhadenistasi menhadeneistasi illative menhadeniisi menhadeneihisi adessive menhadenillasi menhadeneillasi ablative menhadeniltasi menhadeneiltasi allative menhadenillesi menhadeneillesi essive menhadeninasi menhadeneinasi translative menhadeniksesi menhadeneiksesi abessive menhadenittasi menhadeneittasi instructive — — comitative — menhadeneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative menhadenimme menhadenimme accusative nom. menhadenimme menhadenimme gen. menhadenimme genitive menhadenimme menhadeniemme menhadeneidemme menhadeneittemme partitive menhadeniamme menhadeneitamme menhadenejamme inessive menhadenissamme menhadeneissamme elative menhadenistamme menhadeneistamme illative menhadeniimme menhadeneihimme adessive menhadenillamme menhadeneillamme ablative menhadeniltamme menhadeneiltamme allative menhadenillemme menhadeneillemme essive menhadeninamme menhadeneinamme translative menhadeniksemme menhadeneiksemme abessive menhadenittamme menhadeneittamme instructive — — comitative — menhadeneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative menhadeninne menhadeninne accusative nom. menhadeninne menhadeninne gen. menhadeninne genitive menhadeninne menhadenienne menhadeneidenne menhadeneittenne partitive menhadenianne menhadeneitanne menhadenejanne inessive menhadenissanne menhadeneissanne elative menhadenistanne menhadeneistanne illative menhadeniinne menhadeneihinne adessive menhadenillanne menhadeneillanne ablative menhadeniltanne menhadeneiltanne allative menhadenillenne menhadeneillenne essive menhadeninanne menhadeneinanne translative menhadeniksenne menhadeneiksenne abessive menhadenittanne menhadeneittanne instructive — — comitative — menhadeneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative menhadeninsa menhadeninsa accusative nom. menhadeninsa menhadeninsa gen. menhadeninsa genitive menhadeninsa menhadeniensa menhadeneidensa menhadeneittensa partitive menhadeniaan menhadeniansa menhadeneitaan menhadenejaan menhadeneitansa menhadenejansa inessive menhadenissaan menhadenissansa menhadeneissaan menhadeneissansa elative menhadenistaan menhadenistansa menhadeneistaan menhadeneistansa illative menhadeniinsa menhadeneihinsa adessive menhadenillaan menhadenillansa menhadeneillaan menhadeneillansa ablative menhadeniltaan menhadeniltansa menhadeneiltaan menhadeneiltansa allative menhadenilleen menhadenillensa menhadeneilleen menhadeneillensa essive menhadeninaan menhadeninansa menhadeneinaan menhadeneinansa translative menhadenikseen menhadeniksensa menhadeneikseen menhadeneiksensa abessive menhadenittaan menhadenittansa menhadeneittaan menhadeneittansa instructive — — comitative — menhadeneineen menhadeneinensa