abborfamilien

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A couple of yellow perches swimming.

Etymology

abbor +‎ familie, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (“perch”), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part familie (“family”), from German Familie (“family”), from Latin familia (“household, family”), from Proto-Italic *fameljā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-m-eló-m (“fundament”), from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrfamiːlɪən/
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  • Rhymes: -ən
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fa‧mi‧li‧en

Noun

abborfamilien

  1. (zoology) the perch family; Percidae (a taxonomic family within order Perciformes)
    Synonym: abbor

Hyponyms

  • (fish in the Percidae family): abbor (“perch”), gjørs (“zander”), hork (“ruffe”)

References

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