Fisch

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.

• IPA^(key): /fɪʃ/

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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.

• fischig
• fischartig

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• fix (Wiesemann spelling system)

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

• IPA^(key): /fiʃ/

Fisch m (plural Fisch, diminutive Fischje)

1. fish

   Heit esse-mer Fisch.

   Today we eat fish.

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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.

Fisch m (plural Fisch)

1. fish