piscine

Etymology

Latin piscis (“a fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪsaɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪsin/, /ˈpɪsaɪn/

Adjective

piscine (comparative more piscine, superlative most piscine)

1. 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;..."

Noun

piscine (plural piscines)

1. (archaic) A public bath or swimming pool in France.

Anagrams

• spin ice

Etymology

From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.sin/

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Noun

piscine f (plural piscines)

1. swimming pool
2. piscina

Further reading

• “piscine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

piscine f

1. plural of piscina