Noun
der Lachs
Pronunciation: /laks/
salmon
C1
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plural Lachse
Meanings
Noun
- salmon
- loin (cut of meat along the back, especially of pork or veal)
Example sentence
Mögen Sie Lachs?
Do you like salmon?
Word forms
singular
der Lachs
plural
die Lachse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Lachs
Accusativeden Lachs
Dativedem Lachs
Genitivedes Lachses
Plural
Nominativedie Lachse
Accusativedie Lachse
Dativeden Lachsen
Genitiveder Lachse
Usage
- ein Stück Lachs — a piece of salmon; Lachs can name the fish as food
- der Lachs / die Lachse — salmon / salmon; the German animal plural adds -e
Ein Lachs sprang über das kleine Hindernis im Fluss.
A salmon jumped over the small obstacle in the river.