piscine
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪsaɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪsin/, /ˈpɪsaɪn/
Adjective
piscine (comparative more piscine, superlative most piscine)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- 2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40,
- "At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine;..."
- 2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40,
Translations
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːˈsiːn/, /pɪˈsiːn/
French
Etymology
From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi.sin/
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Further reading
- “piscine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
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