piska

See also: Piska, piską, and Piską

Annobonese

Noun

piska

1. fish

References

• World Lexicon of Grammaticalization (2002, →ISBN

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• peská (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese pescar.

Verb

piska

1. (Sotavento) to fish

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• pisket

Verb

piska

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.ka/
• Homophone: Piska

Etymology 1

From pisać +‎ -ka.

Noun

piska f

1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of pisanka (“pysanka”) (dyed Easter egg with intricate designs)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

piska

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of piski

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “piska”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 756
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “piska”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 118

Swedish

en piska

Etymology

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

Noun

piska c

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

   piska med en piska

   whip with a whip

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of piska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	piska	piskas
	definite	piskan	piskans
plural	indefinite	piskor	piskors
	definite	piskorna	piskornas

Derived terms

• hårpiska
• knutpiska
• läderpiska
• mattpiska
• partipiska
• piska och morot
• pisksnärt (“whiplash”)
• pisksnärtsskada (“whiplash injury”)
• ridpiska
• slavpiska
• stångpiska

See also

• spö (“whip used for corporal punishment”)

Verb

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

Conjugation of piska (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	piska		piskas
Supine	piskat		piskats
Imperative	piska		—
Imper. plural1	pisken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	piskar	piskade	piskas	piskades
Ind. plural1	piska	piskade	piskas	piskades
Subjunctive2	piske	piskade	piskes	piskades
	Participles
Present participle	piskande
Past participle	piskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• piskare
• piska upp (“whip up (a mood or the like)”)
• piskning

References

• piska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• piska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• piska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• piska in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• spika