See also: Fisk

EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪsk

Etymology 1Edit

Compare Swedish fjäska (to bustle about).

VerbEdit

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. (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 2Edit

Back-formation from fisking.

VerbEdit

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
    • 2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review[1]:
      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.

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfesk/, [ˈfe̝sɡ̊], [ˈfe̝sk]

Etymology 1Edit

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 *peysḱ- (fish).

NounEdit

fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)

  1. fish
  2. Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
  3. (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
InflectionEdit
Further readingEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See fiske (to fish).

VerbEdit

fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

ElfdalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-. Cognate with Swedish fisk.

NounEdit

fisk m

  1. fish

DeclensionEdit

FaroeseEdit

NounEdit

fisk

  1. accusative singular of fiskur

IcelandicEdit

NounEdit

fisk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of fiskur

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ- (fish).

NounEdit

fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fisker, definite plural fiskene)

  1. a fish
Derived termsEdit

See also derived terms at fiske.

Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-. Akin to English fish.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fiskar, definite plural fiskane)

  1. a fish

Derived termsEdit

See also derived terms at fiske.

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old High GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisċ, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-. Cognates include Latin piscis.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

fisk m

  1. fish

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle High German: visch

Old NorseEdit

NounEdit

fisk

  1. accusative singular of fiskr

Old SaxonEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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 *peysḱ-.

NounEdit

fisk m

  1. fish

DeclensionEdit


DescendantsEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ- (fish).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

fisk c

  1. (zoology) fish
  2. Pisces (star sign)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of fisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fisk fisken fiskar fiskarna
Genitive fisks fiskens fiskars fiskarnas

Derived termsEdit

AdverbEdit

fisk

  1. (games) low placed (of a hidden hidden object)
    – Det börjar brännas.
    – Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?
    – It's getting hot.
    – High, low or in-between?
    (literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)
    Coordinate terms: fågel, mittemellan

See alsoEdit

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
       
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
       
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
       
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

AnagramsEdit

West FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

fisk c (plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)

  1. fish

Further readingEdit

  • fisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011