Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett fiske

fishing/²fɪskɛ/

Meaning

fishing

In Swedish: fiskfångst; fiskande

Forms

Forms of fiske
Singular, indefiniteett fiske
Singular, definitefisket
Plural, indefinitefisken
Plural, definitefiskena

fiske is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fiske, det stora fisket. Check another noun

Practise fiske

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Is it en fiske or ett fiske?

Words built with fiske

  • fiskebåt fishing boat
  • laxfiske salmon fishing

Questions

What does fiske mean in English?

fiske means “fishing”.

Is it en fiske or ett fiske?

It is ett fiske, and “the fishing” is fisket.

What is the plural of fiske?

The plural of fiske is fisken, and the definite plural is fiskena.

Origin

From Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from fiska (same as Swedish fiska).

Nearby common words

fiske is number 4,553 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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