Fisch

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Etymology

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- (“fish”). Cognate to Dutch vis, English fish, Old Norse fiskr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪʃ/
  • audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. (countable) fish (cold-blooded vertebrate animal 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.
  3. (uncountable) fish (food)
    Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch.
    Many people eat fish on Fridays.

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Fisch” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • fix (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- (“fish”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Fisch m (plural Fisch, diminutive Fischje)

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

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- (“fish”). Compare German Fisch, Dutch vis, English fish, Old Norse fiskr.

Noun

Fisch m (plural Fisch)

  1. fish
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