"pretil" meaning in All languages combined

See pretil on Wiktionary

Noun [Old High German]

Etymology: Likely from Proto-Germanic *brezda-, related to Proto-Germanic *burdą. Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gem-pro||*brezda-}} Proto-Germanic *brezda-, {{cog|gem-pro|*burdą}} Proto-Germanic *burdą Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} pretil f, {{goh-noun|f}} pretil f
  1. (Lombardic) lath Tags: feminine

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /pɾeˈtil/, [pɾeˈt̪il] Forms: pretiles [plural]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Metathesis of older petril, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese peitoril. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|-}} Old Spanish, {{inh|es|la-vul||*pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle}} Vulgar Latin *pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle, {{inh|es|la|pectus||chest}} Latin pectus (“chest”), {{cog|pt|peitoril}} Portuguese peitoril Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pretil m (plural pretiles)
  1. (architecture) parapet (low wall) Tags: masculine Related terms: pecho, petral, pretal
    Sense id: en-pretil-es-noun--C77hmx6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Architecture Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "predella"
    }
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        ]
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        "(Lombardic) lath"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese peitoril",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
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      "form": "pretiles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧til"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "pre‧til"
      ]
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  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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              70,
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              73
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          "english": "We live on the edge of an abyss, and art allows us to place fragile walls against the nothingness.",
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          "text": "Vivimos en el borde de un abismo y el arte nos permite poner frágiles pretiles ante la nada.",
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        },
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        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "[pɾeˈt̪il]"
    },
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    }
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      "word": "predella"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old High German nouns",
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        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "(Lombardic) lath"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Metathesis of older petril, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese peitoril.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pretiles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "pecho"
    },
    {
      "word": "petral"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretal"
    }
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        "Rhymes:Spanish/il",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/il/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
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        "Spanish lemmas",
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        "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
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        "Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "english": "We live on the edge of an abyss, and art allows us to place fragile walls against the nothingness.",
          "ref": "2015 July 5, “Un dinosaurio al borde del abismo”, in El País:",
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          "translation": "We live on the edge of an abyss, and art allows us to place fragile walls against the nothingness.",
          "type": "quotation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɾeˈt̪il]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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