Swedish

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Etymology

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tejst +‎ -e- +‎ fisk, due to the fish being an important part of the diet for the bird.

Noun

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tejstefisk c

  1. rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus)
  2. (in the plural) Pholidae, the gunnel family

Declension

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Declension of tejstefisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tejstefisk tejstefisken tejstefiskar tejstefiskarna
Genitive tejstefisks tejstefiskens tejstefiskars tejstefiskarnas

Descendants

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  • Finnish: teisti

References

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