different between postern vs cistern

English

Etymology

From Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from Late Latin posterula (“back door”), from Latin posterus (“later”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?st(?)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?st?n/

Noun

postern (plural posterns)

1. A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.
2. (archaic) By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
3. (historical, military) A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
   • 1850, Dennis Hart Mahan, Summary of the Course of Permanent Fortification and of the Attack and Defence of Permanent Works

     The postern of the enceinte leads through the middle of the curtain, descending from the plane of sight to the ditch

Translations

Adjective

postern (comparative more postern, superlative most postern)

1. Situated at the rear; posterior.

Translations

Anagrams

• Preston, pronest, reptons

Swedish

Noun

postern

1. definite singular of poster

Anagrams

• portens, prosten, sporten, torpens

English

Etymology

From Middle English cisterne, from Old French cisterne (Modern French citerne) from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”), from Ancient Greek ????? (kíst?, “box”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?s.t?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?s.t?n/
• Rhymes: -?st?(?)n

Noun

cistern (plural cisterns)

1. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
   • 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",

     Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.
2. In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
3. A cisterna.
4. The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.

Translations

Anagrams

• cinters, cretins, crinets, increst

Swedish

Noun

cistern c

1. cistern, tank

Declension