Fischkopp

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fisch + Kopp, literally fishhead

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃˌkop/
  • (file)

Noun

Fischkopp m (strong, genitive Fischkopps, plural Fischköppe)

  1. (Germany, humorous) northerner (person from Northern Germany, in particular from the coastal areas)
    Synonym: Nordlicht
    • 2019 August 24, Sven-Michael Veit, “Friede dem Thunfisch”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, pages 56–57:
      Für den heimischen Tisch kaufen unverändert die Fischköppe im Norden am meisten Fisch.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • Fischkopp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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