Synonyms: wels catfish, sheatfish
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /vɛls/ |
| Hyphenation | wels |
| Catalan | silur |
|---|---|
| Czech | sumec velký |
| Danish | europæisk malle |
| Dutch | Europese meerval |
| Esperanto | eŭropa siluro |
| Finnish | monni; säkiä |
| French | silure glane |
| German | Europäischer Wels; Flußwels |
| Hungarian | európai harcsa |
| Icelandic | fengrani |
| Italian | siluro d’Europa; pesce siluro |
| Luxemburgish | europäesche Wels; Wels |
| Norwegian | europeisk malle |
| Polish | sum pospolity; sum; sum europejski |
| Portuguese | siluro |
| Russian | обыкновенный сом; европейский сом |
| Spanish | siluro |
| Swedish | mal |
| Thai | ปลาเวลส์ |
| Turkish | bayağı yayın balığı |
| Welsh | pencath |