piscina
/pɪˈsiːnə/noun
piscina is spelled P-I-S-C-I-N-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piscina means “A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piscina is piscinas or piscinae.
How many letters and syllables are in piscina?
| Letters | 7: P-I-S-C-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is piscina?
Piscina appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce piscina?
- /pɪˈsiːnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piscina
- piscinas plural
- piscinae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piscina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
- 2
A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piscina come from?
From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word. By surface analysis, Latin pisc- + -ina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).