LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

piscīna

piscīna f (genitive piscīnae)
Classical[pɪsˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[piʃˈʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. pond, pool
  2. fish pond
  3. swimming pool

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

lacus natandī arte factus
piscīna -ae (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepiscīnapiscīnae
genitivepiscīnaepiscīnārum
dativepiscīnaepiscīnīs
accusativepiscīnampiscīnās
ablativepiscīnāpiscīnīs
vocativepiscīnapiscīnae

piscīna, ae, f. piscis,
I. a pond in which fish are kept, a fish-pond.
I. Lit.: piscinarum genera sunt duo, dulcium et salsarum, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 2; 3, 3, 2; 5; 10; Col. 1, 6, 21; 8, 17: in piscinam rete qui parat, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 12; Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38; id. Att. 2, 1, 7.—Esp.,
2. Piscina publica, the public fish-pond at the Porta Capena: praetores tribunalia ad Piscinam publicam posuerunt, Liv. 23, 32, 4; cf. Fest. infra, II. A. —
II. Transf. (post-Aug.).
A. A pond for bathing or swimming, whether of warm or cold water; a basin, pool, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23: cohaeret calida piscina, ex quā natantes mare aspiciunt, id. ib. 2, 17, 11; Sen. Ep. 86, 5; Suet. Ner. 27; Lampr. Elag. 19; piscinam peto, non licet natare, Mart. 3, 44, 13; Vulg. Cant. 7, 4; id. Johan. 5, 2: piscinae publicae hodieque nomen manet, ipsa non exstat, ad quam et natatum et exercitationis alioqui causā veniebat populus, Fest. p. 213 Müll.—Of a pond where cattle might bathe and drink: piscinae pecoribus instruantur, Col. 1, 5, 2; 1, 6, 21.—
B. A flood-gate, sluice, lock, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53.—
C. A cistern, tank, reservoir: piscinae ligneae, Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123: Probatica piscina, Vulg. Johan. 5, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Italic*piskis
  3. Latinpiscīna

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Latin piscīna From piscis + -īna (literally “characterised by fish, fishy”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpiscina
  • Englishpiscina
  • Frenchpiscine
  • Englishpiscinefrom French piscine
  • Italianpiscina
  • Portuguesepiscina
  • Romanianpiscină
  • Spanishpecina
  • Spanishpiscina
  • Greekπισίναfrom Italian piscina

In English words that came into English from piscīna

  • piscinapiscīna

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPiscinaPiscina (κολυμβήθρα, δεξαμενὴ) is properly a fish-pond, either of salt water or of fresh; see the passages in Forcellini and the Dictionaries. It deno…

Quick answers

What does piscīna mean in Latin?
piscīna, a noun, means “pond, pool; fish pond; swimming pool”.
What is the genitive of piscīna?
The genitive singular is piscīnae. piscīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce piscīna?
In classical Latin, [pɪsˈkiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piʃˈʃiː.na].
Where does piscīna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *péysks → Proto-Italic *piskis → Latin piscīna.