Dictionary:fisk

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse fiskr (ONP)

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

*fisk¹ [fɩsk], sb., fish. Fo. In Ai. a form, fusk [fosk], is preserved as a sea-term, tabu-name for fish. O.N. fiskr, m., fish. Cf. the compds. fiskafjel (-brod), sb., fiskali, adj.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

fisk

1. fish

Inflection

nm.s.1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fisk	fisken	fiskar	fiskarne
Accusative	fisk	fisken	fiska	fiskana
Dative	fiski	fiskenon	fiskon	fiskonon
Genitive	fisks	fisksens	fiska	fiskana

Synonyms

(none known)