cisterne

Danish

Etymology

From Latin cisterna.

Noun

cisterne c (singular definite cisternen, plural indefinite cisterner)

1. a cistern

Declension

Declension of cisterne

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cisterne	cisternen	cisterner	cisternerne
genitive	cisternes	cisternens	cisterners	cisternernes

See also

• reservoir

References

• “cisterne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Noun

cisterne f

1. 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)

1. cistern (water receptacle)

Descendants

• English: cistern

References

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