Poissons
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See also: poissons
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Poissons
French
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Poissons m pl (plural only)
- (astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
- (astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
- Poissons (a municipality in northern French Champage)
- Poissons (a canton of Haute-Marne department, named after the above town, its capital)
See also
[edit]Zodiac signs in French (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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![]() Bélier |
![]() Taureau |
![]() Gémeaux |
![]() Cancer | ||||||||
![]() Lion |
![]() Vierge |
![]() Balance |
![]() Scorpion | ||||||||
![]() Sagittaire |
![]() Capricorne |
![]() Verseau |
![]() Poissons |
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- fr:Astronomy
- fr:Astrology
- fr:Cantons of France
- fr:Places in Haute-Marne, France
- fr:Places in Grand Est, France
- fr:Places in France
- fr:Constellations in the zodiac