"Backfisch" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbakˌfɪʃ] Audio: De-at-Backfisch.ogg , De-Backfisch.ogg
Etymology: From backen (“to bake”) + Fisch (“fish”). Figurative sense probably from the use of younger, smaller fish for baking, although many different theories exist. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|backen|Fisch|gloss1=to bake|gloss2=fish}} backen (“to bake”) + Fisch (“fish”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Backfisch m (strong, genitive Backfisches or Backfischs, plural Backfische) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Backfisches [genitive], Backfischs [genitive], Backfische [plural], strong [table-tags], Backfisch [nominative, singular], Backfische [definite, nominative, plural], Backfisches [genitive, singular], Backfischs [genitive, singular], Backfische [definite, genitive, plural], Backfisch [dative, singular], Backfische [dative, singular], Backfischen [dative, definite, plural], Backfisch [accusative, singular], Backfische [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. baked or fried fish, or a fish intended for baking or frying Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Backfisch-de-noun-j4dbauh8
  2. (humorous, dated) backfisch, teenage or late-adolescent girl Tags: dated, humorous, masculine, strong Derived forms: Backfischaquarium, Backfischroman
    Sense id: en-Backfisch-de-noun-r7kAPguT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for Backfisch meaning in German (3.9kB)

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          "expansion": "→ English: backfisch",
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      "text": "→ English: backfisch"
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