cistern
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English cisterne, from Old French cisterne (Modern French citerne) from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”). Doublet of cisterna.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪs.tən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪs.tɚn/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)n
Noun
[edit]cistern (plural cisterns)
- A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",
- Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.
- 2001, Philip J. King, Lawrence E. Stager, chapter 3, in Life in Biblical Israel, →ISBN, page 126:
- Cisterns (bôr, bō'r), mentioned frequently in the Bible, are artificial reservoirs, usually cut into bedrock, for collecting and conserving rain runoff from roofs and courtyards.
- 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",
- In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
- 2003, Allan Windust, chapter 9, in Waterwise House & Garden: a Guide for Sustainable Living, →ISBN, page 36:
- It is possible to connect your tank to your toilet cistern and/or garden, so that even if the water is not drinkable it still can be used productively to make major water savings.
- A cisterna.
- The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]reservoir for holding water
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flush toilet's container
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cisterna — see cisterna
Anagrams
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]cistern c
Declension
[edit]Declension of cistern | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cistern | cisternen | cisterner | cisternerna |
Genitive | cisterns | cisternens | cisterners | cisternernas |
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