architrave

Contents

EnglishEdit

Section 5 is the architrave.

EtymologyEdit

First attested 1563, borrowing from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/
• enPR: ärʹkĭ-trāv′

NounEdit

architrave (plural architraves)

1. (architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
2. (architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.

TranslationsEdit

the lowest part of an entablature

• Bulgarian: архитра́в m (arhitráv)
• Catalan: arquitrau (ca) m
• Dutch: architraaf (nl)
• Finnish: arkkitraavi (fi)
• French: architrave (fr) f
• Greek: επιστύλιο (el) n (epistýlio)
• Italian: architrave (it)
• Macedonian: а́рхитрав m (árhitrav)

• Portuguese: arquitrave (pt) f
• Russian: архитра́в (ru) m (arxitráv)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: frontale, cambràna, croimèntu

  Logudorese: frontale

• Sassarese: liminaggiu
• Spanish: arquitrabe (es) m

See alsoEdit

• beam
• lintel

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

[1528] borrowing from Italian architrave.

NounEdit

architrave f (plural architraves)

1. architrave

Further readingEdit

• “architrave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from archi- +‎ trave.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtra.ve/, [är̺k̟iˈt̪r̺äːve̞]
• Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧trà‧ve

NounEdit

architrave m (plural architravi)

1. architrave
2. template