serpeling

Dutch

Etymology

From a by-form of zerp (“sharp, pungent, tangy”) +‎ -e- +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.pəˌlɪŋ/

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Noun

serpeling m (plural serpelingen, diminutive serpelingetje n)

1. dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

   Hypernym: voorn

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “serpeling”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• serpeling on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl