citerne
French, noun/si.tɛʁn/
citerne is spelled C-I-T-E-R-N-E (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Citerne is a French feminine noun meaning “cistern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réservoir souterrain ou non, destiné à recevoir et garder l’eau pluviale”.
What does citerne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecistern
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Réservoir souterrain ou non, destiné à recevoir et garder l’eau pluviale. 2. Cuve de stockage de liquides, de gaz ou de produits en vrac. 3. Camion-citerne.
adjective: 1. En forme de citerne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of citerne
- citernes plural
- citernés plural masculine
- citernée singular feminine
- citernées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce citerne?
- /si.tɛʁn/
- \si.tɛʁn\
- [si.tɛʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to citerne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is citerne in French?
citerne appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).