guldfisk

Danish

Etymology

From guld (“gold”) +‎ fisk (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡulfesk/, [ˈɡ̊ulˌfesɡ̊]

Noun

guldfisk c (singular definite guldfisken, plural indefinite guldfisk)

  1. goldfish, Carassius auratus

Inflection

Declension of guldfisk
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative guldfisk guldfisken guldfisk guldfiskene
genitive guldfisks guldfiskens guldfisks guldfiskenes

See also

Swedish

Etymology

guld +‎ fisk

Noun

guldfisk c

  1. goldfish, Carassius auratus
    en guldfiskskål
    a goldfish bowl
    • 1915, Otto Witt, Spökfisken‎[1]:
      Guldfisken lever under en mera glödande sol, och solens silver i nordliga trakter blir till en rik förgyllning på ekvatorns böljor.
      The goldfish lives under a more glowing sun, and the silver of the sun from the northern parts [of the world] becomes a rich gold in the waves of the equator.
    • 2000, Svenska Dagbladet:
      Ett av konstverken består av tio guldfiskar som simmar i en köksmaskin, en mixer.
      One of the art objects consists of ten goldfish swimming around in a kitchen appliance, a mixer.

Declension

Declension of guldfisk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite guldfisk guldfisks
definite guldfisken guldfiskens
plural indefinite guldfiskar guldfiskars
definite guldfiskarna guldfiskarnas

References

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