fisk
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Swedish fjäska (“to bustle about”).
Verb edit
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
- (obsolete) To run about; to fist; to whisk.
- 1549 April 8 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Fourth Sermon of Master Hugh Latimer whiche He Preached before Kyng Edwarde [VI], the .XXIX. Day of Marche.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 50, recto:
- [W]hen the light of Goddes word is once reueled, then he is buſy, then he rores then he fyſkes abrode, and ſtyrreth vp erronious opiniõs.
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from fisking.
Verb edit
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
- To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
- 2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review[1], archived from the original on 26 September 2009:
- A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!
- 2008 March 13, “Fisked By Obama”, in The Economist:
- Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”). Cognate with English fish and German Fisch. The Germanic word is related to Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”).
Noun edit
fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)
- fish
- Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
- (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
Inflection edit
Further reading edit
- fisk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (kortspil) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2 edit
See fiske (“to fish”).
Verb edit
fisk
- imperative of fiske
Elfdalian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognate with Swedish fisk.
Noun edit
fisk m
Declension edit
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Faroese edit
Noun edit
fisk
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
fisk
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”).
Noun edit
fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fisker, definite plural fiskene)
- a fish
Derived terms edit
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
fisk
- imperative of fiske
References edit
- “fisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Akin to English fish.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fiskar, definite plural fiskane)
- a fish
Derived terms edit
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisċ, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognates include Latin piscis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fisk m
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | fisk | fiska |
accusative | fisk | fiska |
genitive | fiskes | fisko |
dative | fiske | fiskum |
instrumental | fisku | — |
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
fisk
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisċ, Old Dutch and Old High German fisk, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
Noun edit
fisk m
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | fisk | fiskos |
accusative | fisk | fiskos |
genitive | fiskes | fiskō |
dative | fiske | fiskum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants edit
Russenorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk fisk. Probably of southern origin, because the northern dialectal form is fesk.
Noun edit
fisk
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fisk c
- (zoology) fish
- 1995, “Fiskarna i haven [The fish in the seas]”, in Staffan Hellstrand (music), Idde Schultz, performed by Idde Schultz:
- Fiskarna i haven, och fåglarna på taken.
- The fish in the seas, and the birds on the roofs.
- Pisces (star sign)
Declension edit
Declension of fisk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fisk | fisken | fiskar | fiskarna |
Genitive | fisks | fiskens | fiskars | fiskarnas |
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
fisk
- (games) low placed (of a hidden hidden object)
- Coordinate terms: fågel, mittemellan
- – Det börjar brännas.
– Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?- – It's getting hot.
– High, low or in-between? - (literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)
- – It's getting hot.
See also edit
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Väduren | Oxen | Tvillingarna | Kräftan | ||||||||
Lejonet | Jungfrun | Vågen | Skorpionen | ||||||||
Skytten | Stenbocken | Vattumannen | Fiskarna |
References edit
- fisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fisk c (plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)
Further reading edit
- “fisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011