fisc

English

Etymology

From French, 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

Noun

fisc f (plural fiscs)

  1. (economics) fiscal administration

Old English

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fisk, Old Saxon fisc (Dutch vis), Old High German fisc (German Fisch), Old Norse fiskr (Swedish fisk), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пискарь (piskarʹ), Irish iasc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiʃ/

Noun

fisċ m (nominative plural fisċas)

  1. fish

Declension

Descendants

Old Saxon

Noun

fisc m

  1. Alternative form of fisk
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