Polyglot Dictionary

cisterna

/sisˈteɾna/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
cisternas

Meaning

  1. cistern

    • La cisterna se llenó.

      The cistern filled up.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

aljibe

aljibe and cisterna both mean "cistern," a water tank; aljibe is a more traditional, Moorish-influenced term, cisterna more modern or technical.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cisterna

cisterna is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cistern."

Practice

1 What does cisterna mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ se llenó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cisterna?

noun

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