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)

  1. electric eel, Electrophorus electricus

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Zitteraal” in Duden online
  • “Zitteraal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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