fisc

English

Etymology

From French fisc, from Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/

Noun

fisc (plural fiscs)

  1. (historical) The public treasury of ancient Rome.
  2. Any state treasury or exchequer.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fisk/

Noun

fisc f (plural fiscs)

  1. (economics) fiscal administration

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ- (“fish”).

Noun

fisc m

  1. fish

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: visch
    • Dutch: vis
    • Limburgish: visj, vèsj
    • West Flemish: vissch

Further reading
  • “fisk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English
The word fisc is found on the early 8th century Franks Casket, one of the oldest monuments of Old English.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiʃ/

Noun

fisċ m

  1. fish

Declension
Declension of fisc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fisċ fisċas
accusative fisċ fisċas
genitive fisċes fisċa
dative fisċe fisċum

Descendants

Old Saxon

Noun

fisc m

  1. Alternative form of fisk
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