Rollmops

See also: rollmops

German

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Rollmops

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Etymology

From rollen (“to roll”) +‎ Mops (“pugnosed dog”), coined in Berlin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔlˌmɔps]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Roll‧mops

Noun

Rollmops m (strong, genitive Rollmopses, plural Rollmöpse)

1. rollmop (fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine)

Declension

Declension of Rollmops [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rollmops	die	Rollmöpse
genitive	eines	des	Rollmopses	der	Rollmöpse
dative	einem	dem	Rollmops, Rollmopse1	den	Rollmöpsen
accusative	einen	den	Rollmops	die	Rollmöpse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: rollmop

Further reading

• “Rollmops” in Duden online
• “Rollmops” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache