pesk

See also: pěsk

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk, a borrowing from Latin piscis. Compare Cornish pysk, and further Welsh pysgod.

Noun

pesk m (plural pesked)

1. fish

Mutation

  Mutation of pesk  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	pesk	besk	fesk	unchanged
plural	pesked	besked	fesked	unchanged

Cornish

Alternative forms

• pysk (Revived Middle Cornish)

Noun

pesk m (plural puskes)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) fish

Mutation

  Mutation of pesk  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
pesk	besk	fesk	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Norwegian Bokmål

depiction of man and woman clad in pesk (1852)

Etymology

From Northern Sami beaska.

Noun

pesk m (definite singular pesken, indefinite plural pesker, definite plural peskene)

1. reindeer fur coat

   Synonyms: mudd, mutt

References

• “pesk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pesk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Northern Sami beaska.

Noun

pesk m (definite singular pesken, indefinite plural peskar, definite plural peskane)

1. reindeer fur coat

   Synonyms: mudd, mutt

References

• “pesk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.