fisc

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fisc (plural fiscs)

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

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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 (fisks). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пискарь (piskarʹ), Irish iasc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fisc m

  1. fish

Declension[edit]

Declension of fisc (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative fisc fiscas
accusative fisc fiscas
genitive fisces fisca
dative fisce fiscum

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Old Saxon[edit]

Noun[edit]

fisc m

  1. Alternative form of fisk.
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