escena

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sca(e)na, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈsɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈse.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈse.na]

Noun

escena f (plural escenes)

1. scene

Related terms

• escenari
• escènic

Further reading

• “escena”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sca(e)na, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈθena/ [esˈθe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eˈsena/ [eˈse.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: es‧ce‧na

Noun

escena f (plural escenas)

1. scene
2. stage

   Synonym: escenario

3. (video games) cutscene

   Synonym: cinemática

Derived terms

• puesta en escena

Related terms

• escenario

Further reading

• “escena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10