fiskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪskʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪskʊɹ

Noun

fiskur m (genitive singular fisks, plural fiskar)

  1. fish

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fiskur fiskurin fiskar fiskarnir
accusative fisk fiskin fiskar fiskarnar
dative fiski fiskinum fiskum fiskunum
genitive fisks fisksins fiska fiskanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪskʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪskʏr

Noun

fiskur m (genitive singular fisks, nominative plural fiskar)

  1. fish
  2. (astrology) Pisces

Declension

Declension of fiskur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fiskur fiskurinn fiskar fiskarnir
accusative fisk fiskinn fiska fiskana
dative fiski fiskinum, fisknum fiskum fiskunum
genitive fisks fisksins fiska fiskanna

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “fiskur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • Málfarsbankinn [Idiom bank]‎[1] (in Icelandic), (Can we date this quote?): “Fiskur: þgf.et. fisk eða fiski, m.gr. fisk(i)num, ef.et. fisks. ― Fiskur: dat. sg. fisk or fiski, def. fisk(i)num, gen. sg. fisks.”
  • “fiskur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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