palestra
English
Noun
palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)
- Alternative form of palaestra
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for palestra in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Peraltas
Italian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlɛ.stra/
- Rhymes: -ɛstra
- Hyphenation: pa‧lè‧stra
Noun
palestra f (plural palestre)
- gym, gymnasium
Derived terms
- palestrato
Anagrams
- alpestra, parlaste, pestarla, sparlate
Polish
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
- (literary, law, collective) the bar
- usunąć z palestry ― to disbar
- Synonym: adwokatura
- (literary, law) the title, function, or position given to a lawyer
- (historical) palaestra
Conjugation
| 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
- palestrant
Further reading
- palestra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- palestra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛs.tɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛs.tɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧les‧tra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
Noun
palestra f (plural palestras)
- lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)
- (literary) chat, talk (informal conversation)
- (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.
Verb
palestra
- inflection of palestrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
Latin palaestra
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlestɾa/ [paˈles.t̪ɾa]
- Rhymes: -estɾa
- Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra
Noun
palestra f (plural palestras)
- (historical) palaestra
Further reading
- “palestra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014