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poisson

See also: Poisson

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin piscis.

Noun

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poisson m (plural poissons)

  1. fish

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French, from Old French poisson, peisson, from an older form peis with suffix -on, from Latin piscem, see below. Alternatively, but less likely, through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem.[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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poisson m (plural poissons)

  1. fish (marine animal)
    Synonym: poissecaille
    Poisson sans boisson est poison. ― Fish without drink is poison.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Frederick (1934) A Primer of Romance Philology in the Form of a Syllabus‎[1], Stanford University Press
  2. ^ Offord, M. H. (2001 January 1) French Words: Past, Present, and Future‎[2], Multilingual Matters, →ISBN

Further reading

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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poisson m (plural poissons)

  1. fish

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. fish

Descendants

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References

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