Sistine
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sistino, from New Latin sixtīnus, from the Medieval Latin name Sixtus, from Latin Sextus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪstiːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪsˌtin/, /sɪˈstin/
- Rhymes: -ɪstin, -iːn
- Homophones: cysteine (one pronunciation), cystine
Adjective
Sistine (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.
- The Sistine chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV.
Translations
of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
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References
- “Sistine”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.