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Pisces en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpɪsiːz/
• /ˈpaɪsiːz/

Etymology

From Latin piscēs, the nominative plural of piscis (“fish”), calque of Ancient Greek ἰχθύες (ikhthúes, “fish (pl); name of constellation”). Compare Akkadian 𒁺𒉺𒉺 (DU.NU.NU, “fish-cord”); the constellation is often depicted as two fish tied by a ribbon.

Meanings

1. Someone with a Pisces astrological sign.

Forms

Antonyms

Virgo

Translations (15)

mk риба (someone with a Pisces star sign) · hu halak (someone with a Pisces star sign) · ru ры́ба (someone with a Pisces star sign) · de Fische (someone with a Pisces star sign) · ca peixos (someone with a Pisces star sign) · fr Poisson (someone with a Pisces star sign) · no fisk (someone with a Pisces star sign) · nl Vis (someone with a Pisces star sign) · bg риба (someone with a Pisces star sign) · es piscis (someone with a Pisces star sign) · ca pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign) · da fisk (someone with a Pisces star sign) · pt pisciano (someone with a Pisces star sign) · et kalad (someone with a Pisces star sign) · uk риба (someone with a Pisces star sign)

Pisces en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈpɪsiːz/
• /ˈpaɪsiːz/

Etymology

From Latin piscēs, the nominative plural of piscis (“fish”), calque of Ancient Greek ἰχθύες (ikhthúes, “fish (pl); name of constellation”). Compare Akkadian 𒁺𒉺𒉺 (DU.NU.NU, “fish-cord”); the constellation is often depicted as two fish tied by a ribbon.

Meanings

1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a pair of fish with their tails tied by a ribbon.
2. The zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune or Jupiter and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).

Forms

Deriveds

Piscean · kingdom of Pisces · Piscid · Piscarian · Aquisces · Piscium

Holonyms

Milky Way · Zodiac

Hypernyms

constellation

Meronyms

Alrescha · Torcularis Septentrionalis · Fum al Samakah · Kullat Nunu

Relateds

Alrisha · Piscis Austrinus

Synonyms

Fish · Fishes · Fish · Pisces

Translations (146)

sh Рибе (constellation) · ms Ikan (astrological sign) · lt Žuvys (constellation) · ca Peixos (constellation) · ar اَلْحُوت (astrological sign) · te మీనం (constellation) · eo Fiŝoj (astrological sign) · ro Pești (astrological sign) · tl Isda (astrological sign) · sa मत्स्य (astrological sign) · ms Pises (astrological sign) · lv Zivis (constellation) · ja 魚座 (constellation) · mk риби (astrological sign) · sl Ríbi (astrological sign) · az Balıqlar (constellation) · ga na hÉisc (constellation) · et Kalad (constellation) · pt Peixes (astrological sign) · te మీనము (astrological sign) · az Balıqlar (astrological sign) · hi मत्स्य (constellation) · sa मीन (constellation) · mt Ħut (astrological sign) · th กลุ่มดาวปลา (constellation) · ur مین (constellation) · th มีน (astrological sign) · he דָּגִים (constellation) · pt Pisces (constellation) · nb Fiskene (astrological sign) · sv Fiskarna (astrological sign) · grc Ἰχθύες (astrological sign) · hi मत्स्य (astrological sign) · hu Halak (astrological sign) · ast Pexes (astrological sign) · da Fiskene (constellation) · ka თევზი (constellation) · he דָּגִים (astrological sign) · oc Peishs (astrological sign) · hy Ձկներ (astrological sign) · ko 어좌 (constellation) · ms Hut (constellation) · hi मीन (constellation) · af Visse (astrological sign) · sq Peshqit (astrological sign) · tl Pisis (constellation) · cmn 雙魚座 /双鱼座 (constellation) · kw an Puskes (constellation) · ko 쌍어궁 (astrological sign) · pt Peixes (constellation) · kw an Puskes (astrological sign) · gd na h-Iasgan (constellation) · de Fische (astrological sign) · ms Ikan (constellation) · nn Fiskane (astrological sign) · cs Ryby (astrological sign) · ca Peixos (astrological sign) · ko 물고기자리 (constellation) · pl Ryby (constellation) · pl Ryby (astrological sign) · bg Ри́би (constellation) · ba Балыҡ (astrological sign) · lb Fësch (astrological sign) · ro Pești (constellation) · et Kalad (astrological sign) · sw Samaki (astrological sign) · lt Žuvys (astrological sign) · sh Рибе (astrological sign) · ar بُرْج اَلْحُوت (constellation) · oc Peishs (constellation) · te మీనము (constellation) · br Pesked (constellation) · ota ماهی (astrological sign) · hi मीन (astrological sign) · ga na hÉisc (astrological sign) · fi Kalat (constellation) · gv ny Yeeastyn (astrological sign) · sa मीन (astrological sign) · gv ny Yeeastyn (constellation) · it Pesci (astrological sign) · bg Ри́би (astrological sign) · mt Ħut (constellation) · it Pesci (constellation) · pt Pisces (astrological sign) · kk Балықтар (constellation) · tr Balık (constellation) · sw Hutu (astrological sign) · es Piscis (astrological sign) · ja うお座 (constellation) · da Fiskene (astrological sign) · ota ماهی (constellation) · la Pisces (constellation) · uk Риби (constellation) · cs Ryby (constellation) · or ମୀନ (astrological sign) · fr Poissons (constellation) · kk Балықтар (astrological sign) · fi Kalat (astrological sign) · sh Ribe (astrological sign) · ar بُرْج اَلْحُوت (astrological sign) · te మీనరాశి (constellation) · br Pesked (astrological sign) · vi Song Ngư (constellation) · tr Balık (astrological sign) · my မိန် (astrological sign) · la Pisces (astrological sign) · ms Hut (astrological sign) · es Piscis (constellation) · el Ιχθύες (astrological sign) · cmn 雙魚座 /双鱼座 (astrological sign) · ar اَلْحُوت (constellation) · nn Fiskane (constellation) · hy Ձկներ (constellation) · sl Ríbi (constellation) · sh Ribe (constellation) · sk (súhvezdie) Ryby (constellation) · ru Ры́бы (astrological sign) · el Ιχθύες (constellation) · ast Piscis (astrological sign) · sv Fiskarna (constellation) · mk Ри́би (constellation) · eo Fiŝoj (constellation) · km មីនា (astrological sign) · tl Isda (constellation) · tl Pisis (astrological sign) · fr Poissons (astrological sign) · ms Pises (constellation) · te మీనరాశి (astrological sign) · nb Fiskene (constellation) · sa मत्स्य (constellation) · fa برج حوت (constellation) · fa ماهی (astrological sign) · cy y Pysgod (constellation) · ru Ры́бы (constellation) · sq Peshqit (constellation) · ja 魚座 (astrological sign) · te మీనం (astrological sign) · uk Риби (astrological sign) · hu Halak (constellation) · ka თევზები (astrological sign) · nl Vissen (constellation) · vi Song Ngư (astrological sign) · de Fische (constellation) · gd na h-Iasgan (astrological sign) · nl Vissen (astrological sign) · grc Ἰχθύες (constellation)

wikidata: Q1254190 · wikidata: Q8679