Fisk

See also: fisk

English

Etymology

Occupational surname for a fisherman, from Old English fisc or Old Norse fiskr, all from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsk

Proper noun

Fisk

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa.
    2. A minor city in Butler County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in the town of Utica, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

Further reading

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk. Cognates include West Frisian fisk and German Fisch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/
  • Hyphenation: Fisk
  • Rhymes: -ɪsk

Noun

Fisk m (plural Fiske)

  1. fish

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Fisk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN