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vendace

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈvɛndɪs/
  • /ˈvɛndeɪs/ spelling pronunciation
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  • rhymes with -ɛndɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of two types of whitefish, Coregonus albula and Coregonus vandesius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots vendace, from Middle Scots *vendois, *vendis, from Middle French vendoise, vandoise (“dace”), from Old French vendoise, vandoise, from Late Latin *vindēsia, *vindisia, from Gaulish *windēsyā, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”). Compare modern French vandoise (“dace”).

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рипус (ripus) — Coregonus albula
  • Catalan: corègon blanc — Coregonus albula
  • Czech: síh malý — Coregonus albula
  • Danish: heltling — Coregonus albula
  • Dutch: kleine marene — Coregonus albula
  • Esperanto: koregono — Coregonus albula
  • Estonian: rääbis — Coregonus albula
  • Estonian: euroopa rääbis — Coregonus albula
  • Finnish: muikku — Coregonus albula
  • French: corégone blanc — Coregonus albula
  • German: Kleine Maräne — Coregonus albula
  • German: Zwergmaräne — Coregonus albula
  • German: Kaisermaräne — Coregonus albula
  • Hungarian: törpemaréna — Coregonus albula
  • Icelandic: hvítfiskur — Coregonus albula
  • Italian: coregone bianco — Coregonus albula
  • Latvian: repsis — Coregonus albula
  • Lithuanian: seliava — Coregonus albula
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lagesild — Coregonus albula
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vemme — Coregonus albula
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lagasild — Coregonus albula
  • Polish: sielawa — Coregonus albula
  • Russian: ряпушка (rjapuška) — Coregonus albula
  • Russian: рипус (ripus) — Coregonus albula
  • Russian: килец (kilec) — Coregonus albula
  • Northern Sami: roabát — Coregonus albula
  • Spanish: coregono blanco — Coregonus albula
  • Swedish: siklöja — Coregonus albula
  • Swedish: mujka — Coregonus albula