mainel

Estonian

Noun

mainel

1. adessive singular of maine

Galician

Etymology

From Old French *meienel, from Vulgar Latin *medianellus, from Latin mediānus (“middle, central”). Cognate of French meneau, Catalan mainell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majˈnɛl/

Noun

mainel m (plural maineis)

1. (architecture) mullion
2. (architecture) transom window
3. (architecture) small vent

References

• “mainel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mainel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mainel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

mainel (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mainel, from Latin manuālis (“suitable to be hand-held”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈnɛw/ [maɪ̯ˈnɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /majˈnɛl/ [majˈnɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /majˈnɛl/ [majˈnɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /majˈnɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: mai‧nel

Noun

mainel m (plural mainéis)

1. handrail

   Synonym: corrimão

2. (architecture) mullion

Spanish

Noun

mainel m (plural maineles)

1. handrail
2. (architecture) mullion

Further reading

• “mainel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014