cisterno

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”). Compare Italian cisterna, French citerne, German Zisterne, Yiddish סיסטערן‎ (sistern), Russian цистерна (cisterna), Polish cysterna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sisˈterno]
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  • Rhymes: -erno
  • Hyphenation: cis‧ter‧no

Noun

cisterno (accusative singular cisternon, plural cisternoj, accusative plural cisternojn)

  1. cistern, tank (reservoir for holding water)
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