églefin

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French

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Etymology

Alteration of Middle French esclefin (probably after aigle), originally borrowed from Middle Dutch schelvisch, corresponding to schelp (“shell”) + vis (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡlə.fɛ̃/
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Noun

églefin m (plural églefins)

  1. haddock

Descendants

  • → Catalan: eglefí
  • → Italian: eglefino
  • → Spanish: eglefino
  • ?Translingual: Aeglefinus

References

  • Bomhoff, Dirk (1832): A New Dictionary of the English and Dutch Language: To which are Added a Catalogue of the Most Usual Proper Names and a List of the Irregular Verbs, Volume 2

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