Anchovis

== German == === Alternative forms === Anschovis (superseded) === Etymology === Borrowed via Dutch ansjovis from Spanish anchovas, anchoas, plural of anchova, anchoa (“anchovy”), which is from Ligurian anciôa, through Vulgar Latin *apiuva from Latin aphyē, Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈʃoːvɪs/ Hyphenation: An‧cho‧vis === Noun === Anchovis f (genitive Anchovis, plural Anchovis) European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) anchovy in oil ==== Usage notes ==== In colloquial German a new singular die Anchovi may be backformed from the plural. ==== Declension ==== === See also === Sardelle (“anchovy (in general)”) === Further reading === “Anchovis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Anchovis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon