alevin

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See also: alevín

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French alevin.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: ăl'-ə-vən, IPA(key): /ˈæl.ə.vən/
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Noun

alevin (plural alevins)

  1. Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *allevamen, equivalent to allevare +‎ -men; allevare ("to raise up") took on the sense of "to raise (young)" in Vulgar Latin under the influence of elevare (“to educate”). The -i- reflects the influence of nutrimen.

Pronunciation

Noun

alevin m (plural alevins)

  1. alevin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: aleví
  • → English: alevin
  • → Portuguese: alevino, → alevim
  • → Spanish: alevín

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alevin.

Noun

alevin m (plural alevini)

  1. alevin

Declension

Declension of alevin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) alevin alevinul (niște) alevini alevinii
genitive/dative (unui) alevin alevinului (unor) alevini alevinilor
vocative alevinule alevinilor

Scots

Numeral

alevin

  1. Obsolete form of eleiven.
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