scena

Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪnə/
• Rhymes: -eɪnə

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.

• Naces, Canes, NECAs, Cenas, Casen, acnes, canes

Borrowed from Latin sca(e)na, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ).

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

scena f (plural scene)

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

• scenata

• scenario

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

• nasce, scane

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈskeː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛː.na]

scēna f (genitive scēnae); first declension

1. alternative form of scaena

First-declension noun.

• scenen

scena m or f

1. definite feminine singular of scene

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeː.nɑ/

sċēna

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

Learned borrowing from Latin scaena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈst͡sɛ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: sce‧na

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)

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

scena f (plural scenas)

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

scèna f (Cyrillic spelling сцѐна)

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