poisson

See also: poison and Poisson

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin piscis.

Noun

poisson m (plural poissons)

1. fish

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French poisson, peisson, from an older form peis with suffix -on, from Latin piscis, piscem, see below. Alternatively, but less likely, through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa.sɔ̃/

• Audio (France, Paris):

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• Homophone: poissons

Noun

poisson m (plural poissons)

1. fish (marine animal)

   Poisson sans boisson est poison. ― Fish gotta swim.

Derived terms

• empoissonner
• noyer le poisson
• poisson blanc
• poisson d’avril
• poissonnerie
• poissonneux
• poissonnier

 

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: pwason
• Louisiana Creole: pwason
• Mauritian Creole: pwason
• Seychellois Creole: pwason

Further reading

• “poisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• poisons, posions

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Old French

Alternative forms

• peison, peisoun, peisun, peisson, peissoun, peissun, pescion, poissoun

Etymology

First attested as pescion in 980, from peis +‎ -on, peis (“fish”) being from Latin piscis. Alternatively, but less likely, it came through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem. Peis probably evolved into pescion within Old French to avoid confusion with its homonym peis (“peace”).

Noun

poisson oblique singular, m (oblique plural poissons, nominative singular poissons, nominative plural poisson)

1. fish

Descendants

• Bourguignon: poisson
• French: poisson
  • Haitian Creole: pwason
  • Louisiana Creole: pwason
  • Mauritian Creole: pwason
  • Seychellois Creole: pwason
• Norman: païssaon, paîsson (Jersey); peissoun (continental Normandy), peissoun
• Picard: pichon
  • → French: pichon
• ,
• Walloon: pexhon

References

• “poisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.