abborfisker

abbor +‎ fisker, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre (“perch”), from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Last part from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), first part from *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ- (“fish”), possibly from *peh₂- (“to feed, to guard, to nourish”) + last part from *-ārijaz (“fish”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈabːɔrfɪskər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧fis‧ker

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^[h-a.no]:

     [NN] har vært frelst abborfisker i mange år

     [NN] has been a passionate perch fisherman for many years

• “abborfisker” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).