piska

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Annobonese

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Noun

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piska

  1. fish

References

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  • World Lexicon of Grammaticalization (2002, →ISBN

Kabuverdianu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese pescar.

Verb

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piska

  1. (Sotavento) to fish

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Brüser, Martina, dos Reis Santos, André, Lang, Jürgen (2002) Dicionário do Crioulo da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde) : com equivalentes de tradução em alemão e português / Wörterbuch des Kreols der Insel Santiago (Kapverde), →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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piska

  1. simple past of piske
  2. past participle of piske

Swedish

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Etymology

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Derived from German Peitsche, likely from some Slavic language, compare Czech bič. Verb derived from noun.

Noun

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piska c

  1. a whip, a rope or thong or rod (used to exert control over animals or for corporal punishment)

Usage notes

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Commonly understood as a long rope as used by cowboys and Indiana Jones without further context.

Declension

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Declension of piska 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative piska piskan piskor piskorna
Genitive piskas piskans piskors piskornas

Derived terms

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See also

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  • spö (whip used for corporal punishment)

Verb

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piska (present piskar, preterite piskade, supine piskat, imperative piska)

  1. to whip; to hit with a whip.
  2. (figuratively) to whip; to urge into action

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • piska upp (whip up (a mood or the like))
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Anagrams

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