Schleie

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German slīge, from Old High German slīo, perhaps ultimately from the root of Schleim (“slime”).^[1] Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ə/

Noun

Schleie f (genitive Schleie, plural Schleien)

tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension

Declension of Schleie

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schleie	die	Schleien
genitive	einer	der	Schleie	der	Schleien
dative	einer	der	Schleie	den	Schleien
accusative	eine	die	Schleie	die	Schleien

References

^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schleie”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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