predella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈdɛlə/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

predella (plural predellas or predelle)

1. A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
2. A carving or painting on this step.

See also

• superaltar

Anagrams

• pedaller

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈdɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: pre‧dèl‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic pretil.

Noun

predella f (plural predelle)

1. platform
2. predella

Descendants

• → Catalan: predel·la
• → English: predella
• → French: prédelle
• → Polish: predella

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lombardic brīdil, *predel (“bridle”), compare briglia, likely a doublet from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz, cognate with English bridle.

Noun

predella f (plural predelle)

1. (archaic, equestrianism) part of the bridle of a horse which attaches to the bit