abborfiske

Norwegian Bokmål

A fisher with a caught perch.

Etymology

abbor +‎ fiske, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (“perch”), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part from Old Norse fiski (“fishing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabːɔrfɪskə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪskə
• Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fis‧ke
• Homophone: abborfisket

Noun

abborfiske n (definite singular abborfisket)

1. fishing for perch
   • 2011, Roy Jacobsen, Anger:

     mark til kveldens abborfiske

     worms for tonight's perch fishing

References

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