Kabeljau

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Kabeljau

Etymology

Circa 1600, from Middle Low German kabbelouw (14th c.), from Middle Dutch cabbeliau, cabelliau (12th c.), from Old Dutch cabillau, possibly from Latin baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, with metathesis from/influenced by Basque bakailao (“cod”), Portuguese bacalhau (“cod”). The contemporary form was probably reinforced by modern Dutch kabeljauw against variants like Kabbelau, Kabliau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːbəlˌjaʊ̯/
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Noun

Kabeljau m (strong, genitive Kabeljaus, plural Kabeljaue)

  1. Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua

Declension

Declension of Kabeljau
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kabeljau die Kabeljaue
genitive eines des Kabeljaus der Kabeljaue
dative einem dem Kabeljau den Kabeljauen
accusative einen den Kabeljau die Kabeljaue

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Further reading

  • “Kabeljau” in Duden online
  • “Kabeljau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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