Zwiebelfisch

German

Etymology

Zwiebel (“onion”) +‎ Fisch (“fish”), originally "fish of low quality", then "low quality, clutter".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviːbl̩ˌfɪʃ/

Noun

Zwiebelfisch m (genitive Zwiebelfisches or Zwiebelfischs, plural Zwiebelfische)

  1. (printing) A character that is by mistake printed in a font different from the rest.
  2. misprint

Declension
Declension of Zwiebelfisch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwiebelfisch die Zwiebelfische
genitive eines des Zwiebelfisches,
Zwiebelfischs		 der Zwiebelfische
dative einem dem Zwiebelfisch,
Zwiebelfische1		 den Zwiebelfischen
accusative einen den Zwiebelfisch die Zwiebelfische
1Now uncommon, see notes

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