fisk
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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)
- (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)
- 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
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)
- fish
- Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
- (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
InflectionEdit
Further readingEdit
- fisk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (kortspil) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2Edit
See fiske (“to fish”).
VerbEdit
fisk
- 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
DeclensionEdit
FaroeseEdit
NounEdit
fisk
IcelandicEdit
NounEdit
fisk
Norwegian BokmålEdit
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)
- a fish
Derived termsEdit
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
fisk
- imperative of fiske
ReferencesEdit
- “fisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- fesk (dialectal)
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)
- a fish
Derived termsEdit
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “fisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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
DeclensionEdit
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | fisk | fiska |
accusative | fisk | fiska |
genitive | fiskes | fisko |
dative | fiske | fiskum |
instrumental | fisku | — |
DescendantsEdit
Old NorseEdit
NounEdit
fisk
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
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | fisk | fiskos |
accusative | fisk | fiskos |
genitive | fiskes | fiskō |
dative | fiske | fiskum |
instrumental | — | — |
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
DeclensionEdit
Declension of fisk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fisk | fisken | fiskar | fiskarna |
Genitive | fisks | fiskens | fiskars | fiskarnas |
Derived termsEdit
AdverbEdit
fisk
- (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?”)
- – It's getting hot.
- Coordinate terms: fågel, mittemellan
See alsoEdit
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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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)
Further readingEdit
- “fisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011