Wels

See also: wels

German

Etymology

Variation of Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wels m (genitive Welses, plural Welse)

wels catfish, Silurus glanis
catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes

Declension

Declension of Wels

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wels	die	Welse
genitive	eines	des	Welses	der	Welse
dative	einem	dem	Wels, Welse¹	den	Welsen
accusative	einen	den	Wels	die	Welse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Europäischer Wels (Silurus glanis)
Flusswels m (Silurus glanis)

Derived terms

Teufelswels m
Gebirgswels m

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