Dorsch

German

Dorsch

Etymology

From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔrʃ/, [dɔʁʃ], [dɔɐ̯ʃ], [dɔːʃ]
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Noun

Dorsch m (strong, genitive Dorsches or Dorschs, plural Dorsche)

cod (marine fish of the family Gadidae)

Declension

Declension of Dorsch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dorsch	die	Dorsche
genitive	eines	des	Dorsches, Dorschs	der	Dorsche
dative	einem	dem	Dorsch, Dorsche¹	den	Dorschen
accusative	einen	den	Dorsch	die	Dorsche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Kabeljau m (“Atlantic cod”)

Further reading

“Dorsch” in Duden online
“Dorsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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