hälleflundra
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of helig + flundra, due to it being permitted during Lent (unlike other fish). Shift in spelling from older helgeflundra due to influence from Danish helleflynder. Compare origin of German Heilbutt, English halibut.
Noun
[edit]hälleflundra c
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hälleflundra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hälleflundra | hälleflundran | hälleflundror | hälleflundrorna |
| Genitive | hälleflundras | hälleflundrans | hälleflundrors | hälleflundrornas |
References
[edit]- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälleflundra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälleflundra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- helgeflundra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)