Saibling

See also: saibling

German

Alternative forms

• Saimling, Salbling, Sälbling, Salmling, Sälmling (all now uncommon)

Etymology

Originally Bavarian variant of Sälmling, equivalent to Salm (“salmon”) +‎ -ling. The form shows -a- from secondary umlaut, vowelisation of -l-, and dissimilation -ml- > -bl-. Especially the former two are typically Bavarian developments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯p.lɪŋ/, (seldom) /ˈzaɪ̯.blɪŋ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Saib‧ling

Noun

Saibling m (strong, genitive Saiblings, plural Saiblinge)

1. char (fish of the genus Salvelinus)

Declension

Declension of Saibling [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Saibling	die	Saiblinge
genitive	eines	des	Saiblings	der	Saiblinge
dative	einem	dem	Saibling	den	Saiblingen
accusative	einen	den	Saibling	die	Saiblinge

Derived terms

• Japan-Saibling
• Seesaibling
• Tiefseesaibling
• Wandersaibling

Descendants

• → English: saibling

Further reading

• “Saibling” in Duden online