Kabeljau – German noun declension

German noun forms of Kabeljau

Noun: Kabeljau
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Kabeljau
Plural Kabeljaue

Definite

Singularder Kabeljau
Pluraldie Kabeljaue

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Kabeljaus
Plural Kabeljaue

Definite

Singulardes Kabeljaus
Pluralder Kabeljaue

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Kabeljau
Plural Kabeljauen

Definite

Singulardem Kabeljau
Pluralden Kabeljauen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Kabeljau
Plural Kabeljaue

Definite

Singularden Kabeljau
Pluraldie Kabeljaue

Sample Sentences

Etymology

Circa 1600, from Middle Low German kabbelouw (14th c.), from Middle Dutch cabbeliau, cabelliau (12th c.), from Old Dutch cabillau, possibly from Latin baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, with metathesis from/influenced by Basque bakailao (“cod”), Portuguese bacalhau (“cod”). The contemporary form was probably reinforced by modern Dutch kabeljauw against variants like Kabbelau, Kabliau. See: Latin Nouns 'baculum', Portuguese Nouns 'bacalhau', Dutch Nouns 'kabeljauw'.

Verbs referencing "Kabeljau"

Portuguese Nouns bacalhau, French Nouns cabillaud, Catalan Nouns bacallà.

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