herring
A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as foodA type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
» Tom hates the smell of herring.
Meaning
3 sensesA type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
Fish in the family Clupeidae.
Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
Hering
сельдьselʹdʹ, селёдкаseljódka
оселе́децьoselédecʹ
- commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
- valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
Examples
28 sentencesTom hates the smell of herring.
It's a red herring.
ruЭто отвлекающий манёвр.
deDas ist ein Ablenkungsmanöver.
That's a red herring.
ruЭто отвлекающий манёвр.
Herring tastes good with potatoes.
Оселедець добре смакує з картоплею.
ruСеледка хороша на вкус с картошкой.
He shoveled down the herring salad.
ruОн уплетал селёдочный салат.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring (“heFrom Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring (“herring”), further etymology unknown. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”) + -ing, due to the similarity of their fine bones to hair. Cognate with Scots hering, haring (“herring”), Saterland Frisian Hiering, Häiring (“herring”), West Frisian hjerring (“herring”), Dutch haring (“herring”), German Low German Hereng, Hering (“herring”), German Hering (“herring”), Bavarian Haring (“herring”). Late Latin haringus (whence French hareng, etc.) is borrowed from Germanic.
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Forms
plural: herrings / herringSynonyms
1 synonyms- commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific:Clupea harangus
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular