Old English · noun
sweordfisc
Normalised sweordfisċ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈswe͜ordˌfiʃ/[ˈswe͜orˠdˌfiʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈswe͜ord · ˌfiʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- swordfish
Meaning
-
swordfish
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sweordfisċ | sweordfiscas |
| Accusative | sweordfisċ | sweordfiscas |
| Genitive | sweordfisċes | sweordfisca |
| Dative | sweordfisċe | sweordfiscum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swerdafiskaz. Cognate with Middle Low German swertvisch, Old High German swertfisc, Old Norse sverðfiskr.
Descendants
swordfish
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