abacus

nl-noun

abacus m (plural abaci or abacussen, diminutive abacusje n)

abaci (plural)
abacussen (plural)
abacusje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax), possibly from a Semitic source; compare Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”).

(architecture) abacus (upper portion of a column's capital)


baluster

baluster m (plural balusters, diminutive balustertje n)

balusters (plural)
balustertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French balustre, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion).


arcade

arcade f (plural arcaden or arcades, diminutive arcadetje n)

arcaden (plural)
arcades (plural)
arcadetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: arkade


console

(architecture) a projection from a wall supporting a superincumbent weight


pier

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

pieren (plural)
piertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: pir


cassette

cassette f (plural cassettes or cassetten, diminutive cassettetje n)

cassettes (plural)
cassetten (plural)
cassettetje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) a coffer (sunken panel in a ceiling)


balkon

balkon n (plural balkons, diminutive balkonnetje n)

balkons (plural)
balkonnetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: balkon

→ Indonesian: balkon

→ Sranan Tongo: barkon

→ Caribbean Javanese: balkong


schip

schip n (plural schepen, diminutive scheepje n)

schepen (plural)
scheepje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: skip
→ Northern Ndebele: isikepe
→ Shona: chikepe
→ Sotho: sekepe
→ Tsonga: xikepe
→ Xhosa: isikhephe
→ Zulu: isikebhe

Negerhollands: skip, skep

→? Sranan Tongo: sipi

→ Caribbean Javanese: sipi

From Middle Dutch schip, scip, schep n, from Old Dutch *skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip.
Cognates
Cognate with Low German Schipp, West Frisian skip, German Schiff, Yiddish שיף (shif), English ship, Danish skib, Swedish skepp. Related also to Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian to cut, lop.

De imposante kathedraal had een prachtig versierd schip met hoge gewelven.

The impressive cathedral had a beautifully decorated nave with high vaults.

De middeleeuwse kerk had een eenvoudig, maar indrukwekkend schip met een gotische stijl.

The medieval church had a simple yet impressive nave with a Gothic style.

(architecture) nave (the middle or body of a standard medieval church or cathedral, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances)


naald

nl-noun

naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)

naalden (plural)
naaldje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: naald
→ Xhosa: inaliti
→ Zulu: inalithi
Fanagalo: nalit

Berbice Creole Dutch: nali

Negerhollands: naël, naeld

Skepi Creole Dutch: nalde

From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Compare the Old High German alternative form nālda, whence Luxembourgish Nol. Also cognate with German Nadel, English needle.

(architecture) an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)


cannelure

nl-noun

cannelure m (plural cannelures, diminutive canneluretje n)

cannelures (plural)
canneluretje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) flute (groove in a column)


fries

fries f or n (plural friezen, diminutive friesje n)

friezen (plural)
friesje (diminutive neuter)


cel

cel f (plural cellen, diminutive celletje n)

cellen (plural)
celletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sel

→ Indonesian: sel

→ Papiamentu: sèl

From Middle Dutch celle, from Latin cella.

(architecture) a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell


koor

koor n (plural koren, diminutive koortje n)

koren (plural)
koortje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: koor

desc

→ Indonesian: kor (“choir, vocal ensemble”)

→ Papiamentu: kor, koor

From Middle Dutch côor, from Latin chorus.

(architecture) choir, part of a church building


spits

nl-noun

spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

spitsen (plural)
spitsje (diminutive neuter)


kapiteel

kapiteel n (plural kapitelen, diminutive kapiteeltje n)

kapitelen (plural)
kapiteeltje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)


koekoek

koekoek m (plural koekoeken, diminutive koekoekje n)

koekoeken (plural)
koekoekje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: koekoek

From Middle Dutch coecoec, of imitative origin, perhaps influenced by Latin cuculus and/or Old French cucu (modern French coucou).

onomatopoeic

imitative


boog

nl-noun

boog m (plural bogen, diminutive boogje n)

bogen (plural)
boogje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: boog

→ Dhivehi: ބޯކު (bōku)

→ Papiamentu: bog, boog

→ Sinhalese: බෝක්කුව (bōkkuwa)

From Middle Dutch bōge, from Old Dutch bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.


colonne

colonne f (plural colonnes, diminutive colonnetje n)

colonnes (plural)
colonnetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kolone

Borrowed from French colonne. Doublet of column and kolom.


pui

pui f (plural puien, diminutive puitje n)

puien (plural)
puitje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch poye, from Old French poie, from Latin podia, plural of podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of podium.

large glass window frame (generally reaching from floor to ceiling) as part of the outer or inner walls of a building


kalf

kalf n (plural kalveren, diminutive kalfje n)

kalveren (plural)
kalfje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kalf

Jersey Dutch: käälv

Negerhollands: kalv, kalfi, calluf

From Middle Dutch calf, from Old Dutch calf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.


kanteel

kanteel m (plural kantelen, diminutive kanteeltje n)

kantelen (plural)
kanteeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kanteel

→ West Frisian: kantiel


gevel

gevel m (plural gevels, diminutive geveltje n)

gevels (plural)
geveltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gewel

→ Papiamentu: gevel, hevel (dated)

→ West Frisian: gevel

From Middle Dutch gevel, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Frankish *gebil, whence also Old High German gibil m (modern German Giebel) and gibilla f, meaning “gable”. Further cognates include Old Norse gafl (“gable”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla, “pinnacle, summit”) and Middle High German gebel (“skull”) (from Old High German gebal (“head, cranium”)), from disparate but related Proto-Germanic forms.


nis

nl-noun

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

nissen (plural)
nisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: nis

→ Papiamentu: nis

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).


mascaron

mascaron m (plural mascarons, diminutive mascaronetje n)

mascarons (plural)
mascaronetje (diminutive neuter)


decompositie

→ Indonesian: dekomposisi, dékomposisi

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to de- + compositie.

(architecture, art) strucutural decomposition


viering

viering f (plural vieringen, diminutive vierinkje n)

vieringen (plural)
vierinkje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) cross between the nave and transepts of a church


zaling

zaling f (plural zalingen or zalings, diminutive zalingetje n or zalinkje n)

zalingen (plural)
zalings (plural)
zalingetje (diminutive neuter)
zalinkje (diminutive neuter)

Unknown. Probably from zadel (“saddle”) + -ing.

(architecture) roof gutter to drain water bumping up to an eminent object


allee

allee f (plural alleeën, diminutive alleetje n)

alleeën (plural)
alleetje (diminutive neuter)

(Belgium, architecture) landing (at upper floor of a house)


fronton

fronton n (plural frontons, diminutive frontonnetje n)

frontons (plural)
frontonnetje (diminutive neuter)


portaal

portaal n (plural portalen, diminutive portaaltje n)

portalen (plural)
portaaltje (diminutive neuter)


festoen

festoen n (plural festoenen, diminutive festoentje n)

festoenen (plural)
festoentje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French feston, from Italian festone.

(chiefly architecture) festoon (garland hanging between two points, containing motifs of flowers and/or fruits)


gleuf

gleuf f (plural gleuven, diminutive gleufje n)

gleuven (plural)
gleufje (diminutive neuter)

Unknown; not attested until the modern Dutch period. Also found in the variant glief, and in Low German glöve, glieve. No other cognates are known, but probably related to Old Norse gljúfr (“gorge”).


krocht

krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)

krochten (plural)
krochtje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, grot, and gruft.

(architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt


torenspits

torenspits f or m (plural torenspitsen, diminutive torenspitsje n)

torenspitsen (plural)
torenspitsje (diminutive neuter)


vieringtoren

vieringtoren m (plural vieringtorens, diminutive vieringtorentje n)

vieringtorens (plural)
vieringtorentje (diminutive neuter)

From viering (“crossing”) + toren (“tower”).


zuil

zuil f (plural zuilen, diminutive zuiltje n)

zuilen (plural)
zuiltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with English sile.


middenstijl

middenstijl m (plural middenstijlen, diminutive middenstijltje n)

middenstijlen (plural)
middenstijltje (diminutive neuter)

From midden- (“middle”) + stijl (“pillar”).


stalles

Borrowed from French stalles, plural of stalle.

(theater, architecture) the stalls in a theatre


waterspuwer

waterspuwer m (plural waterspuwers, diminutive waterspuwertje n)

waterspuwers (plural)
waterspuwertje (diminutive neuter)

From water (“water”) + spuwer (“spouter”).


tinne

From Middle Dutch tinne, from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (“point, peak, pinnacle”) or *tinnō, *tinnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).


kruisribgewelf

nl-noun

kruisribgewelf n (plural kruisribgewelven, diminutive kruisribgewelfje n)

kruisribgewelven (plural)
kruisribgewelfje (diminutive neuter)

From kruis (“cross”) + rib (“rib”) + gewelf (“vault”).


tongewelf

nl-noun

tongewelf n (plural tongewelven, diminutive tongewelfje n)

tongewelven (plural)
tongewelfje (diminutive neuter)


kruisgewelf

kruisgewelf n (plural kruisgewelven, diminutive kruisgewelfje n)

kruisgewelven (plural)
kruisgewelfje (diminutive neuter)

From kruis (“cross”) + gewelf (“vault”).


kloostergewelf

kloostergewelf n (plural kloostergewelven, diminutive kloostergewelfje n)

kloostergewelven (plural)
kloostergewelfje (diminutive neuter)

From klooster (“cloister", "monastery”) + gewelf (“vault”).


kroonlijst

nl-noun

kroonlijst f (plural kroonlijsten, diminutive kroonlijstje n)

kroonlijsten (plural)
kroonlijstje (diminutive neuter)


kolom

kolom f (plural kolommen, diminutive kolommetje n)

kolommen (plural)
kolommetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kolom

→ Papiamentu: kolòm

From Middle Dutch colomme, from Old French columne, from Latin columna (“a column, pillar, post”), originally a collateral form of columen, contraction culmen (“a pillar, top, crown, summit”). Doublet of column and colonne.


uikoepel

nl-noun

uikoepel m (plural uikoepels, diminutive uikoepeltje n)

uikoepels (plural)
uikoepeltje (diminutive neuter)

1947, Jan de Jong, Handboek der kerkgeschiedenis: tweede deel. De middeleeuwen (692-1517), 457.
Een exotische kostbaarheid en een dikwijls halfbarbaarsche vorm- en kleurenrijkdom kenmerken den nationaal-Russischen kerkbouw : de hooge vrijstaande klokketorens geven echter overal met de drie aaneengereide absiden, de vijf vergulde uikoepels en hun hooge, in kabels rechtopgehouden kruisen, een silhouttenspel van groote schoonheid.

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steunbeer

steunbeer m (plural steunberen, diminutive steunbeertje n)

steunberen (plural)
steunbeertje (diminutive neuter)

2007, K. I. Ruige, Klei en oven: scheppen en geloven. Over de bakstenen van de middeleeuwse kerk van Hoorn (Terschelling)., 43.
Voor het verkrijgen van de oorspronkelijke toestand van de koormuur, was het noodzakelijk om de later aangebrachte verzwaringen van de oorspronkelijke steunberen te verwijderen.


mezekouw

mezekouw c (plural mezekouwen, diminutive mezekouwtje n)

mezekouwen (plural)
mezekouwtje (diminutive neuter)

Folk-etymological rendering of French mâchicoulis, influenced by mees.


schietgat

schietgat n (plural schietgaten, diminutive schietgaatje n)

schietgaten (plural)
schietgaatje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture, fortification) loophole, embrasure


zijarm

zijarm m (plural zijarmen, diminutive zijarmpje n)

zijarmen (plural)
zijarmpje (diminutive neuter)

(botany, architecture) any other branch or, for certain organisations, arm or schism; anything that branches off


tussenschot

tussenschot n (plural tussenschotten, diminutive tussenschotteke n)

tussenschotten (plural)
tussenschotteke (diminutive neuter)


kerkkoor

kerkkoor n (plural kerkkoren, diminutive kerkkoortje n)

kerkkoren (plural)
kerkkoortje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kerkkoor

(uncommon, architecture) choir of a church


levensloopbestendig

levensloopbestendig (adverbial positive predicative)
levensloopbestendige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
levensloopbestendig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
levensloopbestendige (indefinite plural positive)
levensloopbestendige (definite positive)
levensloopbestendigs (partitive positive)

Compound of levensloop (“lifetime, lifecycle”) + bestendig (“resilient, durable, lasting”).

compound

(architecture, society) compatible with use by elderly people or easily adaptable to achieve such compatibility


klokkengevel

nl-noun

klokkengevel m (plural klokkengevels, diminutive klokkengeveltje n)

klokkengevels (plural)
klokkengeveltje (diminutive neuter)


puntgevel

puntgevel m (plural puntgevels, diminutive puntgeveltje n)

puntgevels (plural)
puntgeveltje (diminutive neuter)


achtergevel

achtergevel m (plural achtergevels, diminutive achtergeveltje n)

achtergevels (plural)
achtergeveltje (diminutive neuter)


vliesgevel

vliesgevel m (plural vliesgevels, diminutive vliesgeveltje n)

vliesgevels (plural)
vliesgeveltje (diminutive neuter)


klokgevel

klokgevel m (plural klokgevels, diminutive klokgeveltje n)

klokgevels (plural)
klokgeveltje (diminutive neuter)


graftempel

graftempel m (plural graftempels, diminutive graftempeltje n)

graftempels (plural)
graftempeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of graf (“grave”) + tempel (“temple”).


vleugeldeur

vleugeldeur f (plural vleugeldeuren, diminutive vleugeldeurtje n)

vleugeldeuren (plural)
vleugeldeurtje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈvløː.ɣəlˌdøːr/

(architecture) a pair of double doors without a doorpost between the two


tektoniek

Borrowed from German Tektonik. Attested since the mid nineteenth century.

(architecture) tectonics (study of structural assembly and experience)


pinakel

pinakel m (plural pinakels, diminutive pinakeltje n)

pinakels (plural)
pinakeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pinakel, from Old French pinacle, from Latin pinnāculum.

(architecture) pinnacle (ornamental spire)


fiaal

fiaal m (plural fialen, diminutive fiaaltje n)

fialen (plural)
fiaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē). Related to fiool.


brandmuur

brandmuur m (plural brandmuren, diminutive brandmuurtje n)

brandmuren (plural)
brandmuurtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandmuur

→ Sranan Tongo: brantmiri

(architecture) a fire-resistant wall containing a fireplace and chimney; often dividing a residence in a front and a back section


verstek

(architecture) a joint formed by connecting two components at segments having 45° angles relative to their length or width, the whole forming a right angle


koorhek

(architecture, Christianity) a choir screen in a church


gotiek

Borrowed from French gothique, from Latin goticus.

(architecture, art) Gothicism, the Gothic style


neoklassiek

nl-adj

neoklassiek (comparative neoklassieker, superlative neoklassiekst)

neoklassieker (comparative)
neoklassiekst (superlative)

From neo- (“neo-”) + klassiek (“classical”).


dakrand

nl-noun

dakrand m (plural dakranden, diminutive dakrandje n)

dakranden (plural)
dakrandje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) eaves (underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building)


rondboog

rondboog m (plural rondbogen, diminutive rondboogje n)

rondbogen (plural)
rondboogje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture) round arch, semicircular arch


trapportaal

trapportaal n (plural trapportalen, diminutive trapportaaltje n)

trapportalen (plural)
trapportaaltje (diminutive neuter)


preromaans

preromaans (adverbial positive predicative)
preromaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
preromaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
preromaanse (indefinite plural positive)
preromaanse (definite positive)
preromaans (partitive positive)

From pre- + romaans. Likely borrowed from a major European language.

(architecture, art, history) pre-Romanesque


romaans

romaans (adverbial positive predicative)
romaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
romaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
romaanse (indefinite plural positive)
romaanse (definite positive)
romaans (partitive positive)