"narthex" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɑɹθɛks/ [General-American], /ˈnɑːθɛks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-narthex.wav Forms: narthexes [plural], narthices [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel”), later ‘casket’ (modern Greek νάρθηκας (nárthikas)), a Pre-Greek word, as suggested by the suffix. See also νάρδος (nárdos, “nard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|νάρθηξ||giant fennel}} Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel”), {{cog|el|νάρθηκας}} Greek νάρθηκας (nárthikas), {{der|en|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|+|narthices}} narthex (plural narthexes or narthices)
  1. (architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches. Wikipedia link: narthex Categories (topical): Architecture Derived forms: endonarthex, exonarthex Translations (vestibule leading to the nave): գավիթ (gavitʻ) (Armenian), преддверие (preddverie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), nàrtex [masculine] (Catalan), narthex [masculine] (Czech), narthex [common-gender] (Danish), narthex [masculine] (Dutch), eteishalli (Finnish), nartheks (Finnish), narthex [masculine] (French), Rute [feminine] (German), Narthex [masculine] (German), νάρθηκας (nárthikas) [masculine] (Greek), narthex (Hungarian), nartece [masculine] (Italian), при́прата (príprata) [feminine] (Macedonian), на́ртекс (nárteks) [masculine] (Macedonian), предво́рие (predvórie) [neuter] (Macedonian), narthex [masculine] (Norwegian), narteks [masculine] (Polish), nártex [masculine] (Portuguese), притво́р (pritvór) [masculine] (Russian), на́ртекса (nárteksa) [feminine] (Russian), nártex [masculine] (Spanish), narthex [common-gender] (Swedish), бабинець (babynecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), притво́р (prytvór) (Ukrainian)

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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nartece"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "príprata",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "при́прата"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nárteks",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́ртекс"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "predvórie",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предво́рие"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "narthex"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "narteks"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nártex"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pritvór",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "притво́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nárteksa",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́ртекса"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nártex"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "narthex"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "babynecʹ",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бабинець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prytvór",
      "sense": "vestibule leading to the nave",
      "word": "притво́р"
    }
  ],
  "word": "narthex"
}

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