Old English · noun
scielfisc
Normalised sċielfisċ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃi͜ylˌfiʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈʃi͜yl · ˌfiʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- shellfish
Meaning
-
shellfish
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċielfisċ | sċielfiscas |
| Accusative | sċielfisċ | sċielfiscas |
| Genitive | sċielfisċes | sċielfisca |
| Dative | sċielfisċe | sċielfiscum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old Norse skelfiskr → Icelandic skelfiskur. Equivalent to sċiell (“shell”) + fisċ (“fish”).
Descendants
shellfish
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