halibut
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halibut
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte. Compare also Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra.
Pronunciation
Noun
halibut (plural halibuts or halibut)
- A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:
- [...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.
Derived terms
- Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- bastard halibut
- California halibut
- Greenland halibut
- Monterey halibut
- Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
Translations
fish of genus Hippoglossus
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Further reading
halibut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Hippoglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English halibut.
Pronunciation
Noun
halibut m (plural halibuts)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “halibut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From hali + butt, as the fish was often traditionally consumed on holy days.
Pronunciation
Noun
halibutt (plural halibuttes)
- A halibut.
- Fishes similar to the halibut.
Declension
Declension of halibut
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English halibut, from Middle English *halibutt.
Pronunciation
Noun
halibut m animal
Declension
Declension of halibut
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | halibut | halibuty |
| genitive | halibuta | halibutów |
| dative | halibutowi | halibutom |
| accusative | halibuta | halibuty |
| instrumental | halibutem | halibutami |
| locative | halibucie | halibutach |
| vocative | halibucie | halibuty |
Further reading
- halibut in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- halibut in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Germanic; see English halibut.
Noun
halibut m (plural halibuts)