ansjovis

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anchovas, plural of anchova, phonetically adapted to Dutch vis (“fish”). The Spanish is in turn from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑnˈʃoːvɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧sjo‧vis

Noun

ansjovis f (plural ansjovissen, diminutive ansjovisje n)

  1. (also collective) an anchovy (small, edible saltwater fish species, especially Engraulis encrasicolus)

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Canned ansjovis (sense 1).

Etymology

Likely from English anchovies.

Pronunciation

Noun

ansjovis c

  1. (cooking) spiced and canned preparation of European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
  2. (zoology) anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
    Synonym: sardell

Usage notes

When used in the sense "anchovy" typically prefixed by the adjective äkta (“genuine”).

Declension

Declension of ansjovis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ansjovis ansjovisen ansjovisar ansjovisarna
Genitive ansjovis ansjovisens ansjovisars ansjovisarnas

See also

References

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