Poissons

Poissons

See also: poissons

English

Noun

Poissons

  1. plural of Poisson

French

Etymology

the plural of poisson (fish), from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly aligned by popular etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pwa.sɔ̃/
  • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)

Proper noun

les Poissons m pl (plural only)

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
  2. (astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above

Proper noun

Poissons ?

  1. Poissons (a municipality in northern Champage)
  2. Poissons (a canton of Haute-Marne department, named after the above town, its capital)

See also

Zodiac signs in French (layout · text)

Bélier

Taureau

Gémeaux

Cancer

Lion

Vierge

Balance

Scorpion

Sagittaire

Capricorne

Verseau

Poissons