cisterne

Italian

Noun

cisterne f

plural of cisterna

Anagrams

cernesti, crestine, scientre

Middle English

cisterne

Alternative forms

cesterne, cestren, cysterne, sesterne, sisterne, systern, systerne

Etymology

From Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsistɛrn(ə)/

Noun

cisterne (plural cisternes)

cistern (water receptacle)

Descendants

English: cistern

References

“cisterne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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