mantel

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Mantel

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EtymologyEdit

Old English mentel (“sleeveless cloak”), later reinforced by cognate Anglo-Norman mantel, both from Latin mantēllum (“covering, cloak”), diminutive of mantum, likely from Gaulish.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.təl/
• Homophones: mantle

NounEdit

mantel (plural mantels)

1. the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
2. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called mantelshelf

Related termsEdit

• mantelpiece

TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

mantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle manteling, simple past and past participle manteled)

1. (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

SynonymsEdit

• mantelshelf

AnagramsEdit

• lament, Lament.
• malent
• mantle
• mental

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

mantel m (plural mantels, diminutive manteltje n)

1. cloak, mantle
2. surface (literal), lack of substance (figurative)

Derived termsEdit

• aardmantel
• mantelpakje (women's formal/business suit)

NounEdit

mantel

1. coat (an outer garment covering the upper torso and arms)

NounEdit

mantel m

1. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney
2. a cover to protect or strengthen a machine or piece of machinery
3. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust

InflectionEdit

ReferencesEdit

• “mantel” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

EtymologyEdit

Latin mantellum

NounEdit

mantel m (oblique plural manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative singular manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative plural mantel)

1. mantle (clothing)
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Fiert si que lo mantel li tranche

     He hit him so that he cut his mantle

DescendantsEdit

• English: mantle, mantel
• French: manteau

EtymologyEdit

From German Mantel.

NounEdit

mantel

1. coat

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Mantel

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PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ma̠nˈte̞l]

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mantile, mantele

NounEdit

mantel m (plural manteles)

1. tablecloth

Derived termsEdit

• mantelería

DescendantsEdit

• Classical Nahuatl: mantēlex, mantēlextōn

NounEdit

mantel c

1. a mantle, a cloak, a robe
2. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust
3. a jacket (on a bullet)
4. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

• mantla
• osynlighetsmantel