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Piscina
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Pis-ci′na
,Noun.
[L., a certain, fishpond, fr.
piscis
a fish.] (Arch.)
A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
Definition 2024
piscina
piscina
See also: písčina
English
Noun
piscina (plural piscinas or piscinae)
- A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
Synonyms
- See washbasin
See also
- (ritual of using a piscina): lavatory
References
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piʃˈʃina/
- Hyphenation: pi‧scì‧na
Noun
piscina f (plural piscine)
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pisˈkiː.na/, [pɪsˈkiː.na]
Noun
piscīna f (genitive piscīnae); first declension
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
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)
Synonyms
- (baptismal font): fonte batismal
Derived terms
- piscina curta
- piscina de saltos
- piscina olímpica
- piscina probática
Related terms
- peixe
- piscinal
- piscinão
- piscineiro
Romanian
Noun
piscina
- singular definite of piscină