predella

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.

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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
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