fiske

See also: Fiske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fisk(j)a (“to fish”), from fiskr (“fish”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- (“fish”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feskə/, [ˈfesɡ̊ə]

Verb

fiske (imperative fisk, infinitive at fiske, present tense fisker, past tense fiskede, perfect tense har fisket)

to fish
to angle

Conjugation

Conjugation of fiske

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	fiske	fiskes
Present tense	fisker	fiskes
Past tense	fiskede	fiskedes
Imperative	fisk	-
Participle
Present	fiskende
Past	fisket
Gerund	fisken

Gothic

Romanization

fiskē

Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fiski

Noun

fiske n (definite singular fisket)

fishing

Derived terms

Related terms

fisk
fisker

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fiska

Verb

fiske (imperative fisk, present tense fisker, simple past and past participle fiska or fisket)

to fish (to try to catch fish)

References

“fiske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fiski

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²fɪskə/
Homophone: fisket

Noun

fiske n (definite singular fisket)

fishing

Derived terms

Related terms

fisk
fiskar

References

“fiske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

fiske n

fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a living

Declension

Declension of fiske
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fiske	fisket	fisken	fiskena
Genitive	fiskes	fiskets	fiskens	fiskenas

Related terms

fisk
fiska
fiskare
fiskebåt
fiskelycka
fisketur