palestra

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English

Noun

palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)

  1. Alternative form of palaestra

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Italian

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛ.stra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstra
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lè‧stra
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Noun

palestra f (plural palestre)

  1. gym, gymnasium

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛs.tra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstra
  • Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f

  1. (literary, law, collective) the bar
    Synonym: adwokatura
    usunąć z palestry ― to disbar
  2. (literary, law) the title, function, or position given to a lawyer
  3. (historical) palaestra

Conjugation

Declension of palestra
singular plural
nominative palestra palestry
genitive palestry palestr
dative palestrze palestrom
accusative palestrę palestry
instrumental palestrą palestrami
locative palestrze palestrach
vocative palestro palestry

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • palestra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • palestra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧les‧tra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

Noun

palestra f (plural palestras)

  1. lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)
  2. (literary) chat, talk (informal conversation)
  3. (historical) palaestra (public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports)
Usage notes

Palestra usually refers to special lectures, often delivered as part of an event. Lectures that are regular classes are not usually called palestras, but aulas.

Etymology 2

Verb

palestra

  1. inflection of palestrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palaestra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlestɾa/
  • Rhymes: -estɾa
  • Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f (plural palestras)

  1. (historical) palaestra

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