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die Fisch

noun · /fɪʃ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk.

Translation

  1. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water) countable, masculine, strong

    Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen.

    Each one of us has caught a fish.

  2. fish (any animal or any vertebrate living exclusively in water) archaic, broadly, countable, masculine, strong

    Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab.

    Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition.

  3. fish (food) masculine, strong, uncountable

    Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch.

    Many people eat fish on Fridays.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Fisch Fische
Accusative Fisch Fische
Dative Fisch Fischen
Genitive Fisches Fische