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 ♓︎