palestra
English edit
Noun edit
palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)
- Alternative form of palaestra
References edit
- “palestra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palestra f (plural palestre)
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palestra f
- (literary, law, collective) the bar
- Synonym: adwokatura
- usunąć z palestry ― to disbar
- (literary, law) the title, function, or position given to a lawyer
- (historical) palaestra
Conjugation edit
Declension of palestra
Derived terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧les‧tra
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
Noun edit
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 edit
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 edit
Verb edit
palestra
- inflection of palestrar:
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin palaestra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palestra f (plural palestras)
Further reading edit
- “palestra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014