abborfisker

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abbor +‎ fisker, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre (“perch”), from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Last part from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), first part from *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ- (“fish”), possibly from *peh₂- (“to feed, to guard, to nourish”) + last part from *-ārijaz (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈabːɔrfɪskər/
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Rhymes: -ər
Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fis‧ker

Noun

abborfisker m (definite singular abborfiskeren, indefinite plural abborfiskere, definite plural abborfiskerne)

a perch fisher (a person who fishes perch)
- 2008 July 26, Hamar Arbeiderblad‎^[h-a.no]:
  [NN] har vært frelst abborfisker i mange år
  [NN] has been a passionate perch fisherman for many years

References

“abborfisker” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).