zander
See also: Zander
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Zander, from a Slavic language, perhaps via Middle Low German sandāt.[1] Pfeifer states that the first German attestation is East Central German czandas (in the Marienburger Treßlerbuch[2]) circa 1400, which he derives from Proto-Pomeranian *sądač.[3] Low Prussian forms include Zand, and other Slavic languages (e.g. Kashubian) have been considered as possible sources.[2] Doublet of sandre.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
zander (plural zanders or zander)
- A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
- Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.
SynonymsEdit
- (Sander lucioperca): sandari, sander, sandre, sannat, schill, zant
- (fish of the genus Sander): pike-perch
TranslationsEdit
Sander lucioperca
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fish of the genus Sander