visch
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.
Noun
visch m
- fish
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
visch
- Obsolete spelling of vis
Usage notes
- The spelling visch was deprecated in 1934 in the Marchant spelling reform.
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
From Middle Low German visch, from Old Saxon fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.
Noun
visch
- fish
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- visc, vis, vesch, fisch, fisc
Etymology
From Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vis(x)/
Noun
visch m
- fish
Inflection
Declension of visch
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | visch | vische |
| accusative | visch | vische |
| genitive | visches | vische |
| dative | vische | vischen |
Derived terms
- visschen
Descendants
- Dutch: vis
- Afrikaans: vis
- Berbice Creole Dutch: fesi
- Jersey Dutch: väśe
- Negerhollands: visch, vesch, fes, fis, vis
- → Virgin Islands Creole: fis (dated)
- Skepi Creole Dutch: fesi, fisse, fiche
- Petjo: fis
- →? Aukan: fisi
- Limburgish: visj, vèsj
- West Flemish: vissch
Further reading
- “visc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “visch”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- fisch, visc, vesc
Etymology
From Old High German fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (early) /vis̠x/, (classical) /viʃ/, (both also) /f-/
Noun
visch m (genitive singular visches, plural vische)
- fish
Derived terms
- vischære
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”). Cognate with German Fisch, English fish.
Pronunciation
- (Roveda, Palù del Fersina) IPA(key): /vʉ̞ʃ/
- (Fierozzo) IPA(key): /viʃ/
Noun
visch m
- fish