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

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


gota

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


fris

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.


grada

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


orla

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


nervi

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).


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)


escòcia

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


monjo

→? 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)


motllura

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]


llinda

(architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam)


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.


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

From Latin corrigia. First attested in 1271.

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


basament

(architecture) the base and pedestal of a column


escopidor

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


peristil

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


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”).


xamfrà

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

(architecture, carpentry) chamfer, bevel

(architecture, urban studies) city block with chamfered corners


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”).


transsepte

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