piscine en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaɪsaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɪsaɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɪsin/ (General-American)
- pīʹsēn (General-American)
- /ˈpɪsaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpaɪsin/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɪsɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɪskaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40, At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]
In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 96:
Deriveds
Synonyms
fishen · fishlike · fishly · fishy · piscine · fishy · fishlike · fishish · ichthyic · ichthyic · fishly
Translations (23)
pl rybi (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · es pisciforme (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · es ictíneo (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · de Fisch- (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · be ры́бны (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · cs rybí (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · cy pysgodol (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · uk ри́б'ячий (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · la ichthyicus (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · bg ри́бен (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · it ittico (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · ar سَمَكِيّ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · fr ichthyique (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · ca íctic (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · vo fitik (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · ru ры́бный (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · be ры́бін (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · ru ры́бий (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · es ictícola (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · fr poissonnesque (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · es íctico (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · es ictiológico (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic) · fi kala- (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic)