Zitteraal
German
    

Zitteraal
Etymology
    
18th century, from zittern (“to tremble”) + Aal (“eel”), after older Zitterfisch (“electric ray, torpedo”, 16th c., now distinguished as Zitterrochen). Compare Dutch sidderaal.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈtsɪtərˌaːl/, [ˈt͡sɪ.tɐˌʔaːl]
Noun
    
Zitteraal m (strong, genitive Zitteraals or Zitteraales, plural Zitteraale)
Declension
    
Declension of Zitteraal [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zitteraal | die | Zitteraale | 
| genitive | eines | des | Zitteraals, Zitteraales | der | Zitteraale | 
| dative | einem | dem | Zitteraal, Zitteraale1 | den | Zitteraalen | 
| accusative | einen | den | Zitteraal | die | Zitteraale | 
1Now rare, see notes.
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