Poissons

See also: poissons

English

Noun

Poissons

  1. plural of Poisson

French
Poissons

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/
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Proper noun

Poissons m pl (plural only)

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
  2. (astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
  3. (geography) A municipality in northern French Champage
  4. (geography) A canton of the 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 ♓︎
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