arquivolta

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian archivolto.

Noun

arquivolta f (plural arquivoltes)

1. (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)

Further reading

• “arquivolta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arquivolta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arquivolta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arquivolta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian archivolto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [ah.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [ah.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [aɾ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [aχ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.kiˈvɔw.ta/ [aɻ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.ta]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈvɔl.tɐ/ [ɐɾ.kiˈvɔɫ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈvɔl.tɐ/ [ɐɾ.kiˈvɔɫ.tɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈbɔl.tɐ/ [ɐɾ.kiˈβɔɫ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: ar‧qui‧vol‧ta

Noun

arquivolta f (plural arquivoltas)

1. (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)

Further reading

• “arquivolta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian archivolto.

Noun

arquivolta f (plural arquivoltas)

1. (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)

Further reading

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