Zwiebelfisch

German

Etymology

Zwiebel (“onion”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”), originally "fish of low quality", then "low quality, clutter".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviːbl̩ˌfɪʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ
  • Hyphenation: Zwie‧bel‧fisch

Noun

Zwiebelfisch m (strong, genitive Zwiebelfisches or Zwiebelfischs, plural Zwiebelfische)

  1. (printing) A character that is by mistake printed in a font different from the rest.
  2. misprint

Declension

Declension of Zwiebelfisch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwiebelfisch die Zwiebelfische
genitive eines des Zwiebelfisches, Zwiebelfischs der Zwiebelfische
dative einem dem Zwiebelfisch, Zwiebelfische1 den Zwiebelfischen
accusative einen den Zwiebelfisch die Zwiebelfische

1Now rare, see notes.

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