Heilbutt

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German

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Heilbutt

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Low German Helbutt (with variants). By surface analysis, heil +‎ Butt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lbʊt/
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Noun

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Heilbutt m (strong, genitive Heilbuttes or Heilbutts, plural Heilbutte)

  1. halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus)

Declension

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Declension of Heilbutt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heilbutt die Heilbutte
genitive eines des Heilbuttes, Heilbutts der Heilbutte
dative einem dem Heilbutt, Heilbutte1 den Heilbutten
accusative einen den Heilbutt die Heilbutte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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