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Meaning of cisterna | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[kɪsˈtɛr.na]

Definitions

cistern, tank (for water), reservoir

declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

English Cistern Reservoir tank

Examples

“bibe aquam dē cisternā tuā et fluenta puteī tuī”

Drink water out of thy own cistern, and the streams of thy own well (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cisternae cisternam cisternarum cisternas cisternis Cisthene

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