fishless

F4I1S1H4L1E1S1S1

adjective

Without fish.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English fish →
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Meanings

adjectivefishless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout fish.

    This chapter describes the present-day colonisation by trout of a previously fishless headwater stream...

    2006, Graeme Harris, Nigel Milner, Sea Trout: Biology, Conservation and Management

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fisk
  4. Old Englishfisċ
  5. Middle Englishfisch
  6. Englishfish
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishfishless

From fish + -less.

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Translations

Polish bezrybny
  • bezrybnyTranslations
Turkish balıksız
  • balıksızTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

fishless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishless

MLA

“fishless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishless.

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