Seelachs

German

Etymology

From See (“sea”) +‎ Lachs (“salmon”). So called because it was used as a substitute for salmon in the production of smoked salmon (“lox”) in the first half of the 20th century. This use is no longer common, but the name has been kept for marketing reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːlaks/
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Noun

Seelachs m (strong, genitive Seelachses, plural Seelachse)

  1. (commercial, cooking) saithe, coalfish (Pollachius virens, a cod of the North Atlantic)
    Synonym: (biology, fishing) Köhler

Declension

Declension of Seelachs [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Seelachs die Seelachse
genitive eines des Seelachses der Seelachse
dative einem dem Seelachs, Seelachse1 den Seelachsen
accusative einen den Seelachs die Seelachse

1Now rare, see notes.

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