fronton

See also: frontón

English

Noun

fronton (plural frontons)

1. (architecture) A pediment.
2. A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.

Translations

a court used for Basque pelota

• Italian: frontone (it) m
• Polish: fronton (pl) m, przyczółek (pl) m
• Spanish: frontón (es) m

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

fronton n (plural frontons, diminutive frontonnetje n)

1. (architecture) pediment

Esperanto

Noun

fronton

1. accusative singular of fronto

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

fronton m (plural frontons)

1. fronton
2. (architecture) pediment

Further reading

• “fronton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

front +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfronton]
• Hyphenation: fron‧ton

Noun

fronton

1. superessive singular of front

Polish

fronton

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian frontone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔn.tɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔntɔn
• Syllabification: fron‧ton

Noun

fronton m inan (diminutive frontonik)

1. (architecture) fronton, pediment

   Synonym: przyczółek

2. (literary) facade

Derived terms

adjectives

• frontonowy

 

Further reading

• fronton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fronton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fronton.

Noun

fronton n (plural frontoane)

1. pediment

Declension

Declension of fronton

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) fronton	frontonul	(niște) frontoane	frontoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) fronton	frontonului	(unor) frontoane	frontoanelor
vocative	frontonule		frontoanelor

Swedish

Etymology

From French fronton.

Noun

fronton c

1. (architecture) a pediment

Declension

Declension of fronton
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fronton	frontonen	frontoner	frontonerna
Genitive	frontons	frontonens	frontoners	frontonernas