piscine

English

Etymology 1

Latin piscis (a fish).

Pronunciation

Adjective

piscine (comparative more piscine, superlative most piscine)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
    • 2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40,
      "At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine;..."
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Etymology 2

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːˈsiːn/, /pɪˈsiːn/

Noun

piscine (plural piscines)

  1. (archaic) A public bath or swimming pool in France.

Anagrams


French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.sin/
  • (file)

Noun

piscine f (plural piscines)

  1. swimming pool
  2. piscina

Further reading


Italian

Noun

piscine f

  1. plural of piscina
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