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

• Fiskian

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fisk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.

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

• Fiskotter

 

Related terms

• fiskje

References

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