UrsprungDerived from German Peitsche, likely from some Slavic language, compare Czech bič. Verb derived from noun.
- common-gendera whip, a rope or thong or rod (used to exert control over animals or for corporal punishment)
“Hon piskade honom med en piska.” — She whipped him with a whip.
“Han gjorde en piska av repstumpar och drev ut allesammans ur templet.” — He made a whip of cords, and drove them all out of the temple.
- to whip; to hit with a whip.
- figurativelyto whip; to urge into action
Formerpiska(indefinite, nominative, singular) · piskas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · piskan(definite, nominative, singular) · piskans(definite, genitive, singular) · piskor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · piskors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · piskorna(definite, nominative, plural) · piskornas(definite, genitive, plural) · piskar(present) · piskade(preterite) · piskat(supine) · piska(imperative) · piska(active, infinitive) · piskas(infinitive, passive) · piskat(active, supine) · piskats(passive, supine) · piska(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · pisken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)