sidderaal

Dutch

Etymology

Early 19th century. Compound of sidderen (“to tremble”) +‎ aal (“eel”), after siddervisch (“electric ray, torpedo”, 18th c., now distinguished as sidderrog). Both terms may be calques from German Zitterfisch (16th c.), Zitteraal (18th c.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.dərˌaːl/
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Hyphenation: sid‧der‧aal

Noun

sidderaal m (plural sidderalen, diminutive sidderaaltje n)

electric eel, Electrophorus electricus

Synonyms

beefaal (archaic)
trilaal (obsolete)

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