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Fisch

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Fisch m (strong, genitive Fisches or Fischs, plural Fische, diminutive Fischchen n or Fischlein n, feminine Fischin)

    1. (countable) fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
      Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen.
      Each one of us has caught a fish.
    2. (countable, archaic or loosely) fish (any animal or any vertebrate living exclusively in water)
      Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab.
      Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition.
      Here it could be Fisch in the sense cold-blooded vertebrate animal living in water or in the sense any animal or any vertebrate living exclusively in water
    3. (uncountable) fish (food)
      Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch.
      Many people eat fish on Fridays.

    Declension

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    Declension of Fisch [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Fisch die Fische
    genitive eines des Fisches, Fischs der Fische
    dative einem dem Fisch, Fische1 den Fischen
    accusative einen den Fisch die Fische

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • “Fisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Fisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Fisch” in Duden online
    • Fisch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Hunsrik

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    Alternative forms

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    • fix (Wiesemann spelling)

    Etymology

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      Inherited from Central Franconian Fesch.[1]

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈfiʃ/
      • Rhymes: -iʃ
      • Syllabification: Fisch

      Noun

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      Fisch m (plural Fisch, diminutive Fischje)

      1. fish
        Heit esse-mer Fisch.
        Today we eat fish.
        Die Fisch schwimme.
        The fish are swimming.
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      References

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      1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Fisch”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 55, column 1

      Low German

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Middle Low German visch, from Old Saxon fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Ultimately cognate to German Fisch, English fish.

      Noun

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      Fisch m (in many dialects, including Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian)

      1. fish (cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water)

      Pennsylvania German

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      Etymology

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      From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk.

      Noun

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      Fisch m (plural Fisch)

      1. fish
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