sentina

Meaning

1. (declension-1) bilgewater in the hold of a ship
2. (declension-1, figuratively) the dregs, scum, or rabble of the population

Concepts

dregs

rabble

Translations

Abschaum

Bodensatz

Pronounced as (IPA)

[sɛnˈtiː.na]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *semtīna, from Proto-Indo-European *semH- (“to scoop”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *semeti (“to pour”) (compare Middle Welsh gwehynnu (“to pour”), Old Breton douohinnom (“drained”)), Lithuanian sémti (“to pump, scoop”), and possibly Ancient Greek ἀμάομαι (amáomai, “to draw (milk)”). Compare also Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía), ἄντλος (ántlos, “bilgewater”).