poisson
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See also: Poisson
Bourguignon
Etymology
Noun
poisson m (plural poissons)
French
Etymology
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]
Pronunciation
Noun
poisson m (plural poissons)
- fish (marine animal)
- Synonym: poissecaille
- Poisson sans boisson est poison. ― Fish without drink is poison.
Derived terms
- comme un poisson dans l’eau
- couteau à poisson
- empoissonner
- engueuler comme du poisson pourri
- farine de poisson
- fourchette à poisson
- huile de poisson
- le poisson pourrit par la tête
- ni chair ni poisson
- noyer le poisson
- petit poisson deviendra grand
- poisson abyssal
- poisson archer
- poisson blanc
- poisson d’argent
- poisson d’avril
- poisson plat
- poisson rouge
- poisson royal
- poisson volant
- poisson-clown
- poisson-globe
- poisson-lune
- poisson-pierre
- poisson-zèbre
- poissonnerie
- poissonneux
- poissonnier
- pou du poisson
- queue de poisson
Descendants
References
Further reading
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Middle French
Old French
Alternative forms
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)
Descendants
References
- “poisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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