Translingual

Alternative forms

• Poiss

Symbol

Pois

1. (mathematics, statistics) Poisson distribution

Finnish

Adverb

pois

1. (of movement) away:

   • Hän meni pois.
     • S/he went away. (cf. poissa)

Inflection

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• poikkinainen
• poikittainen
• poiketa

Compounds

Anagrams

• sopi

French

Etymology

From Old French pois, from earlier peis from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον ‎(píson).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa/
• Homophones: poids, poix

Noun

pois m ‎(plural pois)

1. pea

Derived terms

• pois chiche

Interlingua

Adverb

pois

1. afterwards

Italian

Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈa*/, /pwa*/

Noun

pois m ‎(invariable)

1. polka dot

Anagrams

• posi, sopì, spio, spiò

Old French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *postius, from Latin postea, from postus.

Adverb

pois

1. then (indicating chronological order)
2. since

Descendants

• French: puis

Etymology 2

From earlier peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum.

Alternative forms

• peis

Noun

pois m ‎(oblique plural pois, nominative singular pois, nominative plural pois)

1. weight

Descendants

• French: poids

Etymology 3

From Latin pīsum.

Alternative forms

• peis

Noun

pois m ‎(plural)

1. peas (pulses)

Usage notes

The singular pois may not be attested; attestations of "un pois" all seem to refer to other definitions of pois.

Descendants

• French: pois
• Norman: peis

Etymology 4

See poi

Adverb

pois

1. Alternative form of poi ‎(“little, not much”)

Old Provençal

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *pos, from Latin post, postea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔjs/

Adverb

pois

1. then

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• poys (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pois, from Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post ‎(“after”). Compare with French puis and with Spanish pues.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpojs/, /ˈpojʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpojʃ/
• (Brazil) Homophone: pôs
• Hyphenation: pois

Adverb

pois (not comparable)

1. so; then (in that case)

   Podemos, pois, terminá-lo.‎

   So we can finish it.

2. emphasises a yes-or-no answer or an order

   Pois vai!‎

   Go!

   Pois sim.‎

   Indeed.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:pois.

Conjunction

pois

1. because; for (by or for the cause that)

   Gostei do livro, pois ele foi interessante.‎

   I liked the book, because it was interesting.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:pois.

Synonyms

• porque

Derived terms

• pois é
• pois então
• pois não?