skene
English
/ˈskiːni/, /ˈskiːn/
noun
Definitions
- An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σκηνή (stage, scene, tent, theatre stage, booth).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκηνή
Gloss
stage, scene, tent, theatre stage, booth
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🎪 🏕️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scaena Latin
- scēna Latin
- сце́на Russian
- προσκήνιον Ancient Greek
- σκηνή Ancient Greek
- σκηνογράφος Ancient Greek
- σκηνοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- scene Norwegian Bokmål
- scene Norwegian Nynorsk
- scéna Czech
- σκηνή Greek (modern)
- סצנה Hebrew (modern)
- ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ Coptic