sidderaal

== Dutch == === Etymology === Early 19th century. Compound of sidderen (“to tremble”) +‎ aal (“eel”), after siddervisch (“electric ray, torpedo”, 18th c., now distinguished as sidderrog). Both terms may be calques from German Zitterfisch (16th c.), Zitteraal (18th c.). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.dərˌaːl/ Hyphenation: sid‧der‧aal === Noun === sidderaal m (plural sidderalen, diminutive sidderaaltje n) electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) Synonyms: (archaic) beefaal, (obsolete) trilaal === Further reading === sidderaal on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl