palestra
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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)
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
palestra f (plural palestre)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
ConjugationEdit
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Further readingEdit
- palestra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- palestra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: pa‧les‧tra
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).
NounEdit
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 notesEdit
Palestra usually refers to special lectures, often delivered as part of an event. Lectures that are regular classes are not usually called palestras.
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
palestra
- inflection of palestrar:
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
palestra f (plural palestras)
Further readingEdit
- “palestra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014