Piscis

See also: piscis

Latin

Etymology

From piscis (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.kis/, [ˈpɪs̠kɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʃ.ʃis/, [ˈpiʃːis]

Proper noun

Piscis m sg (genitive Piscis); third declension

1. the Fish, Piscis Austrinus (constellation)

Usage notes

• Used with an adjective, as Piscis mājor or Piscis aquōsus.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Piscis
genitive	Piscis
dative	Piscī
accusative	Piscem
ablative	Pisce
vocative	Piscis

References

• “Piscis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Proper noun

Piscis m

1. (astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)
2. (astrology) Pisces (star sign)