posson

Italian

Verb

posson

  1. Apocopic form of possono
    • 1969, Lucio Battisti, Mogol (lyrics and music), “Dieci ragazze”:
      Dieci ragazze per me posson bastare / Dieci ragazze per me, voglio dimenticare
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French poisson (“fish”).

Noun

posson

  1. fish
    …Oua cila dans nous zotes qua mangé posson d'Avril la.
    …see who among us will eat the April fish.

References
  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Volapük

Etymology

pos- +‎ son

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [posˈson]

Noun

posson (nominative plural possons)

  1. grandson

Declension
declension of posson
singular plural
nominative posson possons
genitive possona possonas
dative possone possones
accusative possoni possonis
vocative 1 o posson! o possons!
predicative 2 possonu possonus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • possonef
  • possonik
  • possoniko
  • possono
  • daleposdaut
  • daleposson
  • jiposcil
  • leposdaut
  • leposson
  • leson (= plin, hiplin)
  • pludaleposdaut
  • pludaleposson
  • son

See also
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