piscina

See also: písčina

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin, from Latin piscīna (fishpond; swimming pool), from piscis (fish). (1793)

Noun

piscina (plural piscinas or piscinae)

  1. A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
  2. A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.

Synonyms

See also

References

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

piscina f (plural piscines)

  1. swimming pool

Italian

Etymology

See French piscine

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piʃˈʃina/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧scì‧na

Noun

piscina f (plural piscine)

  1. swimming pool
  2. plunge pool (plunge basin or waterfall lake or deep depression at the base of a waterfall)

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Descendants


Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

piscīna f (genitive piscīnae); first declension

  1. pond, pool
  2. fish pond
  3. swimming pool

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative piscīna piscīnae
Genitive piscīnae piscīnārum
Dative piscīnae piscīnīs
Accusative piscīnam piscīnās
Ablative piscīnā piscīnīs
Vocative piscīna piscīnae

Derived terms

  • Piscīna pūblica

References

  • piscina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • piscina in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • piscina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • piscina in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • piscina in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

piscina

Etymology

From Latin piscīna (fishpond; swimming pool), from piscis (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ˈsi.na/, /pi.ˈsi.nɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /piʃ.ˈsi.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pis‧ci‧na

Noun

piscina f (plural piscinas)

  1. swimming pool
  2. (Christianity) baptismal font

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • piscina curta
  • piscina de saltos
  • piscina olímpica
  • piscina probática

Romanian

Noun

piscina

  1. singular definite of piscină

Spanish

piscina

Etymology

From Latin piscīna (fishpond; swimming pool), from piscis (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /pisˈθina/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /piˈsina/

Noun

piscina f (plural piscinas)

  1. swimming pool

Synonyms

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