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piscine¹

  • /ˈpɪsaɪn/ UK
  • /ˈpɪskaɪn/ UK
  • /ˈpaɪsaɪn/ UK
  • /ˈpaɪsin/ US
  • /ˈpɪsin/ US
  • /ˈpɪsaɪn/ US
  • /ˈpɪsɪn/ US

Rhymes with -aɪn

Where it comes from

From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic. In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.

    Similar: fishlike, fishly, fishy, ichthyic, fishen, fishish, piscine

piscine²

  • /piːˈsiːn/
  • /pɪˈsiːn/

Rhymes with -iːn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French piscine.

noun piscines

  1. archaic A public bath or swimming pool in France.

Translations

Every language

adj of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic

Españolíctico, ictíneo, ictícola, pisciforme, ictiológico
Françaisichthyique, poissonnesque
DeutschFisch-
Italianoittico
Русскийры́бий rýbij, ры́бный rýbnyj
العربيةسَمَكِيّ samakiyy

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"piscine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piscine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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piscine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piscine

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"piscine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piscine.

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@misc{piscine_2026,
  title = {piscine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piscine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}