forell

Estonian

Etymology

From German Forelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈrelʲː/, [foˈrelʲː]
• Rhymes: -elʲː
• Hyphenation: fo‧rell

Noun

forell (genitive forelli, partitive forelli)

1. trout (a prized freshwater or migratory fish with a spotted back)

Declension

Declension of forell (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		forell	forellid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	forelli
genitive			forellide
partitive		forelli	forelle forellisid
illative		forelli forellisse	forellidesse forellesse
inessive		forellis	forellides forelles
elative		forellist	forellidest forellest
allative		forellile	forellidele forellele
adessive		forellil	forellidel forellel
ablative		forellilt	forellidelt forellelt
translative		forelliks	forellideks forelleks
terminative		forellini	forellideni
essive		forellina	forellidena
abessive		forellita	forellideta
comitative		forelliga	forellidega

References

• forell in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “forell”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Forelle, from Proto-Germanic *furhnō. The fish is spotted, hence the name. Compare Sanskrit पृषत् (pṛṣat, “spotted”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós), πέρκη (pérkē).

Noun

forell c

1. brown trout, Salmo trutta

   Synonyms: öring, laxöring

Declension

Declension of forell
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	forell	forellen	foreller	forellerna
Genitive	forells	forellens	forellers	forellernas

Derived terms

• regnbågsforell

References

• forell in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• forell in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• forell in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)