piscis

Latin

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duo piscēs (two fish)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-. Cognates include Old Irish íasc, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks) and Old English fisc (English fish).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpis.kis/

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Noun

piscis (genitive piscis); m, third declension

1. a fish

Usage notes

The singular form may also be used as a collective noun.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	piscis	piscēs
genitive	piscis	piscium
dative	piscī	piscibus
accusative	piscem	piscēs 1
ablative	pisce	piscibus
vocative	piscis	piscēs

¹May also be piscīs.

Derived terms

• Piscēs

Related terms

piscāria piscārius piscātiō piscātor piscātōrius piscātrix

piscātūra piscātus piscicapus piscīna piscīnārius

piscīnensis piscor piscōsus pisculentum pisculentus

Descendants

Albanian: peshk Aromanian: pescu, peashte Asturian: pexe Breton: pesk Campidanese Sardinian: pisci Catalan: peix Dalmatian: pasc French: pêche, poisson Friulian: peš Galician: peixe Interlingua: pisce Istriot: piso Italian: pesce

Jèrriais: paîsson, pêque Logudorese Sardinian: pische Neapolitan: pisce Occitan: peis Portuguese: peixe Romanian: pește Romansch: pesch, pestg Russian: пескарь (peskár’), пискарь (piskár’) Sardinian: pische, pisci Sicilian: pisci Spanish: pez Venetian: pése Welsh: pysgod

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Spanish

Adjective

piscis (invariant)

1. Born under the zodiac sign Pisces.