scena

See also: scéna, sceną, and sćěna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪnə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnə

Noun

scena (plural scenas or scenae)

  1. A scene in an opera.
  2. An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.
    • 1886, William Smith Rockstro, A General History of Music:
      Few Contralto singers are unacquainted with the beautiful Scena, Ah rendimi qual core, from Mitrane.
  3. (historical) The stage of an ancient theatre.

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Italian

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Latin scēna, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): */ˈʃɛ.na/
    • Rhymes: -ɛna
    • Hyphenation: scè‧na

    Noun

    scena f (plural scene)

    1. scene (in all senses)
    2. stage (of a theatre etc)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: scena
    • Turkish: şano
      • Central Kurdish: شانۆ (şano)
        • Northern Kurdish: şano

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    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    scēna f (genitive scēnae); first declension

    1. alternative form of scaena

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative scēna scēnae
    genitive scēnae scēnārum
    dative scēnae scēnīs
    accusative scēnam scēnās
    ablative scēnā scēnīs
    vocative scēna scēnae

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    scena m or f

    1. definite feminine singular of scene

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃeː.nɑ/

    Adjective

    sċēna

    1. inflection of sċēne:
      1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
      2. weak nominative masculine singular

    Polish

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin scaena.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈst͡sɛ.na/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛna
    • Syllabification: sce‧na

    Noun

    scena f (diminutive scenka, related adjective scenowy)

    1. (theater) stage, platform (surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given)
    2. scene (location of an event that attracts attention)
    3. picture, scene (view or scene from life observed by someone or shown on television, in theater, etc.)
      Synonyms: obrazek, scenka
    4. (colloquial) scene (heated argument)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns

    Further reading

    • scena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • scena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • scena in PWN's encyclopedia

    Portuguese

    Noun

    scena f (plural scenas)

    1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of cena

    Serbo-Croatian

    Noun

    scèna f (Cyrillic spelling сцѐна)

    1. scene (in all senses)
    2. stage (of a theatre etc)

    Declension

    Declension of scena
    singular plural
    nominative scena scene
    genitive scene scena
    dative sceni scenama
    accusative scenu scene
    vocative sceno scene
    locative sceni scenama
    instrumental scenom scenama