Anchovis

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed via Dutch ansjovis from Spanish anchovas, anchoas, plural of anchova, anchoa (“anchovy”), which is from Ligurian anciôa, through Vulgar Latin *apiuva from Latin aphyē, Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈʃoːvɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: An‧cho‧vis

Noun

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Anchovis f (genitive Anchovis, plural Anchovis)

  1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
  2. anchovy in oil

Usage notes

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  • In colloquial German a new singular die Anchovi may be backformed from the plural.

Declension

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Declension of Anchovis [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Anchovis die Anchovis
genitive einer der Anchovis der Anchovis
dative einer der Anchovis den Anchovis
accusative eine die Anchovis die Anchovis

See also

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Further reading

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  • “Anchovis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Anchovis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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