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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną. By surface analysis, fisk + -a.
Pronunciation
Verb
fiska (third person singular past indicative fiskaði, third person plural past indicative fiskaðu, supine fiskað)
- to fish
- Hvussu nógvar fiskar hevur tú fiskað?
- How many fish did you fish?
- to fish (to dredge for sunken pilot whales) [with upp]
- to fish for (an invitation, information, compliments, support, sympathy) [with eftir]
Conjugation
1Only the past participle being declined.
References
- "fiska" at Sprotin.fo
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪska
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fiska (“to fish”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną. Corresponds to fisk + -a.
Verb
fiska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fiskaði, supine fiskað)
- to fish
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Etymology 2
Noun
fiska
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
fiska
- inflection of fiske:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Norse
Noun
fiska
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną. Corresponds to fisk + -a.
Pronunciation
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Verb
fiska (present fiskar, preterite fiskade, supine fiskat, imperative fiska)
- to fish
Conjugation
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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