escena

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scēna, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈsɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈse.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eˈse.na]

Noun

escena f (plural escenes)

1. scene

Related terms

• escenari
• escènic

Further reading

• “escena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scēna, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈθena/ [esˈθe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /eˈsena/ [eˈse.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: es‧ce‧na

Noun

escena f (plural escenas)

1. scene
2. stage

   Synonym: escenario

3. (video games) cutscene

   Synonym: cinemática

Derived terms

• puesta en escena

 

Related terms

• escenario

 

Further reading

• “escena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014