palestra

English

Noun

palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)

1. 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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

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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)

1. gym, gymnasium

Derived terms

• palestrato

Anagrams

• alpestra, parlaste, pestarla, sparlate

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlɛs.tra/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛstra
• Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f

1. (literary, law, collective) the bar

   usunąć z palestry ― to disbar

   Synonym: adwokatura

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

• palestrant

 

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈlɛs.tɾɐ/

• (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)

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

palestra

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

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin palaestra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlestɾa/ [paˈles.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -estɾa
• Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f (plural palestras)

1. (historical) palaestra

Further reading

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