Saibling

See also: saibling

German

Alternative forms

  • Saimling, Salbling, Sälbling, Salmling, Sälmling (all now uncommon)

Etymology

Originally Bavarian variant of Sälmling, equivalent to Salm (“salmon”) +‎ -ling. The form shows -a- from secondary umlaut, vowelisation of -l-, and dissimilation -ml- > -bl-. Especially the former two are typically Bavarian developments.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯p.lɪŋ/, (seldom) /ˈzaɪ̯.blɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Saib‧ling

Noun

Saibling m (strong, genitive Saiblings, plural Saiblinge)

  1. char (fish of the genus Salvelinus)

Declension

Declension of Saibling [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Saibling die Saiblinge
genitive eines des Saiblings der Saiblinge
dative einem dem Saibling den Saiblingen
accusative einen den Saibling die Saiblinge

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: saibling

Further reading

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