piska
See also: писка
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
- peská (Barlavento)
Etymology
From Portuguese pescar.
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
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from German Peitsche, likely from some Slavic language, compare Czech bič. Verb derived from noun.
Noun
piska c
- a whip, a rope or thong or rod (used to exert control over animals or for corporal punishment)
Usage notes
Commonly understood as a long rope as used by cowboys and Indiana Jones without further context.
Declension
| Declension of piska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | piska | piskan | piskor | piskorna |
| Genitive | piskas | piskans | piskors | piskornas |
Derived terms
- pisksnärt (“whiplash”)
- pisksnärtsskada (“whiplash injury”)
See also
- mattpiska
- piska och morot
- spö (“whip used for corporal punishment”)
Verb
piska (present piskar, preterite piskade, supine piskat, imperative piska)
- to whip; to hit with a whip.
- 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. | ||||
Related terms
- piskning
Anagrams
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