fisc
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French, from Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /fɪsk/
Noun [edit]
fisc (plural fiscs)
- (historical) The public treasury of ancient Rome.
- Any state treasury or exchequer.
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Anagrams [edit]
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пискарь, Irish iasc.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /fiʃ/
Noun [edit]
fisc m
Declension [edit]
Declension of fisc (strong a-stem)
Descendants [edit]
- English: fish
Old Saxon [edit]
Noun [edit]
fisc m
- Alternative form of fisk.
