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 city and town in Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

Further reading

Saterland Frisian

n Fisk.

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
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