abborfisker

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Norwegian Bokmål

A perch fisher holding his catch.

Etymology

abbor +‎ fisker, 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 fiskari, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), from both *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”), possibly from *peh₂- (“to feed, to guard, to nourish”) + and from *-ārijaz (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrfɪskər/
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  • Rhymes: -ər
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fis‧ker

Noun

abborfisker m (definite singular abborfiskeren, indefinite plural abborfiskere, definite plural abborfiskerne)

  1. a perch fisher (a person who fishes perch)
    • 2008 July 26, Hamar Arbeiderblad‎:
      har vært frelst abborfisker i mange år
      has been a passionate perch fisherman for many years

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