cisterna
Spanish, noun/θisˈteɾna/
cisterna is spelled C-I-S-T-E-R-N-A (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,959th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cisterna is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cistern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Depósito subterráneo hecho para conservar el agua de lluvia o de algún manantial o río”.
What does cisterna mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecistern
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Depósito subterráneo hecho para conservar el agua de lluvia o de algún manantial o río. 2. Depósito que retiene el agua de un retrete. 3. Recipiente de un vehículo especializado para que se transporten líquidos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cisterna
- cisternas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cisterna?
- /θisˈteɾna/
- [θisˈt̪eɾ.na]
- /sisˈteɾna/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cisterna
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cisterna in Spanish?
cisterna appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).