Standard Lemma guide

fyke

name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F AY1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fyke net, fyke-net

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To fish using a fyke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Feick.

Borrowed from Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch vuyke, fuke. Cognate with West Frisian fûke, German Low German Fuuk.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: fyke — type of fish-trap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 长袋网 — type of fish-trap
  • Danish: ruse — type of fish-trap
  • Dutch: fuik — type of fish-trap
  • Esperanto: naso — type of fish-trap
  • Finnish: rysä — type of fish-trap
  • French: verveux — type of fish-trap
  • Galician: viturón — type of fish-trap
  • German: Sacknetz — type of fish-trap
  • German: Reuse — type of fish-trap
  • Ingrian: rysä — type of fish-trap
  • Italian: martavello — type of fish-trap
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ruse — type of fish-trap
  • Polish: żak — type of fish-trap
  • Swedish: ryssja — type of fish-trap
  • Turkish: pinter — type of fish-trap
  • Ukrainian: ятір (jatir) — type of fish-trap