English
Etymology
From French #French|fisc, from Latin fiscus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fɪsk/

Noun
en-noun

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

Old English
Etymology
Germanic *fiskaz, from Indo-European *peisk-, pisk-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fisk, Old Saxon #Old Saxon|fisc (Dutch visch), Old High German #Old High German|fisc (German Fisch), Old Norse fiskr (Swedish fisk), Gothic �����. The IE root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пи�ка��, Irish iasc.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fi�/

Noun
fisc m

1. fish

Declension
oe-noun|fisc|fiscas|fisc|fiscas|fisces|fisca|fisce|fiscum

Descendants
English: fish

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