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.

Related terms

• fiscal

Anagrams

• CFIs, CIFS, ICFs, fics

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French

Noun

fisc f (plural fiscs)

1. (economics) fiscal administration

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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

Declension of fisc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fisc	fiscas
accusative	fisc	fiscas
genitive	fisces	fisca
dative	fisce	fiscum

Descendants

• Middle English: fisch
  • English: fish

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Old Saxon

Noun

fisc m

1. Alternative form of fisk