canal

Inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

inh+

(architecture) groove, fluting (of a column, etc.)


arc

Inherited from Latin arcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo-.


volta

From the verb voltar (“to turn, spin around”).

(architecture) vault (an arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling)


pedestal

(architecture) pedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)


exempt

ca-adj

exempt (feminine exempta, masculine plural exempts, feminine plural exemptes)

exempta (feminine)
exempts (masculine plural)
exemptes (feminine plural)

columnes exemptes


buc

From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).

der

(architecture) the shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase


sola

From Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea.


gelosia

(architecture) a latticework placed over a window to provide privacy and reduce glare


ordre

ordres (plural)
orde (alternative Balearic Southern Western)
olda (alternative)

Inherited from Old Catalan ordre~orde~orden, from Latin ōrdinem. The plural form órdens, with conservation of the Latin /n/, is still used in Valencia and Ibiza. Compare Occitan ordre, French ordre.

(biology, architecture, mathematics) order


castell

→ English: castell

→ Spanish: castell

Inherited from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. Compare Occitan castèl, French château, and Spanish castillo.

(nautical) castle (enclosed area located above the top deck)


gota

Inherited from Old Catalan gota, from Latin gutta. Compare Occitan gota, French goutte, Spanish gota.


fris

frisos (plural)
fres (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frisum, frisium, of unknown origin. See English frieze for more.


cuculla

Borrowed from Latin cucūlla. Doublet of cogulla.


trompa

Ultimately of imitative origin. Probably from a Germanic source (compare Frankish *trumba, Old High German trumpa) via Italian tromba.


trona

Inherited from Latin tribuna. Doublet of tribuna.


trona

Borrowed from Spanish trona, ultimately from Egyptian by way of Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron); see English trona for more.

(chemistry) trona (dihydrate mineral form of sodium sesquicarbonate, formula Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O)


grada

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grada, collective of gradus (“step”).


orla

Probably from Vulgar Latin *ōrula, diminutive of Latin ōra.


nervi

nervis (plural)
nirvi (alternative Balearic)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin nervium, from Latin nervus.


nau

desctree

→ Portuguese: nau, nao (obsolete)
→ English: nau

→ Spanish: nao

Inherited from Old Catalan nau, from Latin nāvem, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

la nau lateral de la basílica

(architecture, religion) nave, aisle (open space in a building between walls or columns rows)


rotonda

Borrowed from Italian rotonda, feminine of rotondo (“round”). Equivalent to Catalan rodona.


clau

Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).


recinte

Borrowed from Latin recīnctum, or perhaps Spanish or Italian recinto.


oratori

ca-adj

oratori (feminine oratòria, masculine plural oratoris, feminine plural oratòries)

oratòria (feminine)
oratoris (masculine plural)
oratòries (feminine plural)

(relational) of an orator or oration; oratorical


golfa

golfes (plural)
algorfa (alternative)
angorfa (alternative)
asgolfa (alternative)

Inherited from Old Catalan algorfa, from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “room, compartment”). See also golfes.


piló

From Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).


agulla

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


àbac

Borrowed from Latin abacus, abax; from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board or slab”).

(architecture) an abacus (uppermost prismatic member of a column)


gòtic

ca-adj

gòtic (feminine gòtica, masculine plural gòtics, feminine plural gòtiques)

gòtica (feminine)
gòtics (masculine plural)
gòtiques (feminine plural)

Gothic (pertaining to the Gothic architecture or to Gothic art)


gòtic

Gothic (an example of Gothic architecture or of Gothic art)


gòtic

Gothic (a style of architecture and art common in 12th to 16th century Europe)


escòcia

Borrowed from Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).


calat

(nautical) depth (of navigable water); draught (of a vessel)


monjo

monjos (plural)
monge (alternative Valencia)

→? Aragonese: moncho

Inherited from Old Catalan monjo~monje, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus.


cartutx

Borrowed from Spanish cartucho, borrowed from French cartouche, borrowed from Italian cartoccio (“paper bag”).


cornisa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).


multilobular

ca-adj

multilobular m or f (masculine and feminine plural multilobulars)

multilobulars (feminine masculine plural)


voltat

voltat (feminine voltada, masculine plural voltats, feminine plural voltades)

voltada (feminine)
voltats (masculine plural)
voltades (feminine plural)


tarima

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic طارمة (ṭārima), from Arabic طَارِمَة (ṭārima).

bor+

the step on which an altar rests, a predella


motllura

motllures (plural)
motlura (alternative)

El Josep, de 54 anys, de la mítica llibreria Sant Jordi, amb motllures vuitcentistes, amb prou feines té clientela.

2020 October 10, Àngels Piñol, “Un ‘blues’ per a l’històric carrer Ferran”, in El País:


locutori

Learned borrowing from Latin locūtōrium, from loquor (“to speak”).

(architecture, historical) locutory, parlor (room where monks are allowed to speak)


volada

(architecture) projecting element, cantilever


coixí

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum from coxa (“thigh”).


estria

Learned borrowing from Latin stria (“furrow”).


arquivolta

(architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)


òcul

Borrowed from Latin oculus. Doublet of ull, which was inherited.

(architecture) oculus (round or oval window)


ull de bou

[ˈuʎ də ˈβɔw]


porxo

→ Sardinian: porciu, prociu

→ Spanish: porche

Inherited from Old Catalan porxo~porxe, from Latin porticus. Doublet of the borrowing pòrtic.


enjardinar

ca-verb

enjardinar (first-person singular present enjardino, first-person singular preterite enjardiní, past participle enjardinat)

enjardino (first-person present singular)
enjardiní (first-person preterite singular)
enjardinat (participle past)
enjardinar (infinitive)
enjardinant (gerund)
enjardinat (masculine participle past singular)
enjardinada (feminine participle past singular)
enjardinats (masculine participle past plural)
enjardinades (feminine participle past plural)
enjardino (first-person indicative present singular)
enjardines (indicative present second-person singular)
enjardina (indicative present singular third-person)
enjardinem (first-person indicative plural present)
enjardineu (indicative plural present second-person)
enjardinen (indicative plural present third-person)
enjardinava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
enjardinaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
enjardinava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
enjardinàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
enjardinàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
enjardinaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
enjardinaré (first-person future indicative singular)
enjardinaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
enjardinarà (future indicative singular third-person)
enjardinarem (first-person future indicative plural)
enjardinareu (future indicative plural second-person)
enjardinaran (future indicative plural third-person)
enjardiní (first-person indicative preterite singular)
enjardinares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
enjardinà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
enjardinàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
enjardinàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
enjardinaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
enjardinaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
enjardinaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
enjardinaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
enjardinaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
enjardinaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
enjardinarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
enjardini (first-person present singular subjunctive)
enjardinis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
enjardini (present singular subjunctive third-person)
enjardinem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enjardineu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
enjardinin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
enjardinés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
enjardinessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
enjardinés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
enjardinéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
enjardinéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
enjardinessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
enjardina (imperative second-person)
enjardini (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
enjardinem (first-person imperative plural)
enjardineu (imperative plural second-person)
enjardinin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no enjardinis (imperative negative second-person)
no enjardini (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no enjardinem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no enjardineu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no enjardinin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

[…] en aquesta zona, s'ha decidit que s'ampliarà la part enjardinada i es posaran bancs, fonts, un aparcament de bicicletes, papereres i una bona il·luminació perquè es converteixi en una zona de trobada i oci.

2016 October 6, “El veïnat del mercat de Sant Antoni guanya espais”, in El Periódico:


llinda

(architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam)


carreu

Borrowed from Occitan carrèu, from French carreau, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, a diminutive of Latin quadrus. Doublet of cairell.


vestíbul

(architecture) vestibule (a passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)


coronament

(architecture) any sort of decorative element placed atop a structure, such as an acroterium, spire, parapet, etc.


pòrtic

Borrowed from Latin porticus. Doublet of porxo.


mènsula

Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsula, diminutive of mensa (“table”).


matacà

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + ca (“dog”).


solà

(architecture) terrace, veranda; loft, attic


corretja

corretges (plural)
correia (alternative)
correja (alternative)

From Latin corrigia. First attested in 1271.

(architecture) purlin (longitudinal structural member of a roof)


basament

(architecture) the base and pedestal of a column


galilea

Borrowed from Late Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea.


predel·la

[pɾəˈðɛl.lə]

predella (the lowest section of an altarpiece, often divided into smaller panels)


escopidor

(architecture) a horizontal element placed below an opening in a wall to channel water away from the building; a weatherboard, a larmier


púlpit

Borrowed from Latin pulpitum. Doublet of pupitre.


peristil

Learned borrowing from Latin peristȳlum, from Ancient Greek περίστῡλον (perístūlon, “columned inner courtyard”).


espitllera

espitlleres (plural)
espillera (alternative)

Inherited from Latin specularia, neuter plural of specularis (“like a mirror”).


badiu

the rear entrance to a house and the space around it, sometimes paved to create a patio or covered to create a back porch


antosta

Deverbal from *antostar, from Vulgar Latin *antobstare (“to put up”), from ante- and obstō.


escaiola

(architecture) scagliola (plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.)


permòdol

Probably from Latin palus mutulus, from palus (“stake”) and mutulus (“bracket”).


astràgal

Learned borrowing from Latin astragalus.


voladís

ca-adj

voladís (feminine voladissa, masculine plural voladissos, feminine plural voladisses)

voladissa (feminine)
voladissos (masculine plural)
voladisses (feminine plural)

pont voladís

(architecture) projecting, flying, cantilevered


armil·la

(architecture) annulet (ring-shaped molding at the top of a column)


lobulat

lobulat (feminine lobulada, masculine plural lobulats, feminine plural lobulades)

lobulada (feminine)
lobulats (masculine plural)
lobulades (feminine plural)


bossell

Perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *butticellus, diminutive of buttis (“barrel”).


cossol

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *cauciolus, from *caucellus, diminutive of caucus, with a change of suffix.


xamfrà

Borrowed from French chanfrein. Compare English chamfer, Spanish chaflán, Portuguese chanfro.

(architecture, carpentry) chamfer, bevel

(architecture, urban studies) city block with chamfered corners


respatller

respatllers (plural)
respatler (alternative)


revoltó

(architecture) arched space between beams in a beam ceiling

(architecture) fireplace niche used to store kindling


dovella d'arrencada

ca-noun

dovella d'arrencada f (plural dovelles d'arrencada)


adarb

Borrowed from Spanish adarve (“wall walk”).


gotelé

From French gouttelé, past participle of goutteler (“to drip”).


transsepte

Derived from New Latin transeptum, from trans- (“across”) + saeptum (“fence, partition, enclosure”).