English
Etymology
From French #French|fisc, from Latin fiscus.
Pronunciation
IPA|/fɪsk/
Noun
en-noun
- historical The public treasury of ancient Rome.
- Any state treasury or exchequer.
Old English
Etymology
Germanic *fiskaz, from Indo-European *peisk-, pisk-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fisk, Old Saxon #Old Saxon|fisc (Dutch visch), Old High German #Old High German|fisc (German Fisch), Old Norse fiskr (Swedish fisk), Gothic �����. The IE root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пи�ка��, Irish iasc.
Pronunciation
IPA|/fi�/
Noun
fisc m
- fish
Declension
oe-noun|fisc|fiscas|fisc|fiscas|fisces|fisca|fisce|fiscum
Descendants
English: fish
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