cisterne

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

cisterne f

plural of cisterna

Anagrams[edit]

cernesti, crestine, scientre

Middle English[edit]

cisterne

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

From Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsistɛrn(ə)/

Noun[edit]

cisterne (plural cisternes)

cistern (water receptacle)

Descendants[edit]

English: cistern

References[edit]

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

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