abaco

From Latin abacus (“counting board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”).

(architecture) abacus (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)


proto

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

(architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica


toro

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin torus.


vela

vele (plural)
velo (alternative archaic)

→ Romanian: velă

From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Doublet of voile.


vera

From Late Latin viria (“bracelet”), from Gaulish *viros (“round, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *weiros (“crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (“turned, twisted, threaded”), from *weyh₁- (“to turn, twist, weave”).


sesto

arco a sesto acuto

arco a tutto sesto


arco

From Latin arcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).


testata

la testata di un aeroporto

la testata del ponte

(architecture) the access point of a longitudinal structure; front, head


duplex

(architecture) two-story residence with separated living and sleeping areas


costa

From Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Cognate with French côte, Romanian coastă, and Spanish cuesta.

the blunt edge of a blade
(architecture) rib


volta

→ German: Volte

→ Swedish: volt

→ Finnish: voltti

→ Greek: βόλτα (vólta, “turn, walk”)

→ Hungarian: bolt (“shop”)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: اولته (olta), اولطه (olta)
Turkish: olta
→ Armenian: օլթա (ōltʻa)

→ Slavomolisano: vota

→ Turkish: volta

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *volta, from *volŭta (perhaps via *volvita (“a turn”)), from the feminine form of Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Also possibly from the past participle of volgere (volto), or from the verb voltare. Compare Spanish vuelta; cf. also Spanish bóveda, French voûte.


zoccolo

→ Catalan: sòcol

→ English: zoccolo

→ French: socle (see there for further descendants)

→ Occitan: sòcol

→ Polish: cokół

→ Russian: цоколь (cokolʹ)

From Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock, slipper”). Compare Spanish zócalo.


pagoda

From Portuguese pagode, which is via Malayalam പകോതി (pakōti) from Sanskrit भगवती (Bhagavatī, name of a goddess) or भागवत (Bhāgavata, “follower of Bhagavatī”).


finestra

it-noun

finestra f (plural finestre, diminutive finestrèlla or finestrétta or finestrìna or finestrìno m, augmentative finestróna or finestróne m, pejorative finestràccia, derogatory finestrùccia or finestrùcola)

finestre (plural)
finestrèlla (diminutive)
finestrétta (diminutive)
finestrìna (diminutive)
finestrìno (diminutive masculine)
finestróna (augmentative)
finestróne (augmentative masculine)
finestràccia (pejorative)
finestrùccia (derogatory)
finestrùcola (derogatory)


gelosia

→ French: jalousie (see there for further descendants)

→ Portuguese: gelosia

→ Romanian: gelozie

(architecture) shutter (of a Venetian blind)


lamia

From Byzantine Greek λάμια n pl (lámia, “deep openings”).

uder

(southern Italy, architecture) a type of vault used in rustic buildings


aula

From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).


loggia

→ Catalan: lògia

→ Danish: loggia

→ Dutch: loggia

→ English: loggia

→ Finnish: loggia

→ French: loggia

→ German: Loggia

→ Hungarian: loggia

→ Occitan: lòtja

→ Ottoman Turkish: لونجه (lonca), لوجه (loca)

Turkish: lonca, loca

→ Polish: loggia, lodżia

→ Portuguese: lógia

→ Russian: ло́джия (lódžija)

→ Serbo-Croatian: lȍđa / ло̏ђа

→ Sicilian: loggia

→ Spanish: logia

Borrowed from Old French loge, from Medieval Latin laubĭa, from Frankish *laubijā.

(architecture) loggia (roofed, open gallery)


conchiglia

From Latin conchȳlium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion, “small mussel”).

der

architectural ornament in the shape of a shell


atlante

From Atlante (“Atlas”), from Latin Ātlantem, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

(architecture) telamon, atlas (male figure used as a pillar)


bugna

→ Greek: μπούνια n pl (boúnia)

→ Ottoman Turkish: پونیه (punya)


cassero

casseri (plural)
cassaro (alternative archaic)

→ Turkish: kasara

Borrowed from Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr, “castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”), whence also castro and castello. Also cognate to alcazar. Doublet of Cassaro.


colonna

→ Greek: κολόνα (kolóna)

→ Lithuanian: kolona

→ Romanian: coloană

→ Russian: коло́нна (kolónna)

→ Serbo-Croatian: kolona


gravitare

it-verb

gravitàre (first-person singular present gràvito, first-person singular past historic gravitài, past participle gravitàto, auxiliary avére)

gravitàre (canonical)
gràvito (first-person present singular)
gravitài (first-person historic past singular)
gravitàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
gravitàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
gravitàndo (gerund)
gravitànte (participle present)
gravitàto (participle past)
gràvito (first-person indicative present singular)
gràviti (indicative present second-person singular)
gràvita (indicative present singular third-person)
gravitiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
gravitàte (indicative plural present second-person)
gràvitano (indicative plural present third-person)
gravitàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
gravitàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
gravitàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
gravitavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
gravitavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
gravitàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
gravitài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
gravitàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
gravitò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
gravitàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
gravitàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
gravitàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
graviterò (first-person future indicative singular)
graviterài (future indicative second-person singular)
graviterà (future indicative singular third-person)
graviterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
graviteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
graviterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
graviterèi (conditional first-person singular)
graviterésti (conditional second-person singular)
graviterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
graviterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
graviterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
graviteréste (conditional plural second-person)
graviterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
graviterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
gràviti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gràviti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gràviti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gravitiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gravitiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gràvitino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gravitàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
gravitàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
gravitàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
gravitàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
gravitàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
gravitàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
gràvita (imperative second-person singular)
gràviti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gravitiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
gravitàte (imperative plural second-person)
gràvitino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
gravitàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
gràviti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gravitiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
gravitàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
gràvitino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from New Latin gravitāre, from Latin gravitās.

(intransitive, architecture) to rest, to be weighted [with su ‘on’]


costola

it-noun

costola f (plural costole, diminutive costolétta or costolina, augmentative costolóne m)

costole (plural)
costolétta (diminutive)
costolina (diminutive)
costolóne (augmentative masculine)

From Late Latin costula, diminutive of Latin costa. Doublet of cosca.


modulare

it-verb

modulàre (first-person singular present mòdulo, first-person singular past historic modulài, past participle modulàto, auxiliary avére)

modulàre (canonical)
mòdulo (first-person present singular)
modulài (first-person historic past singular)
modulàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
modulàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
modulàndo (gerund)
modulànte (participle present)
modulàto (participle past)
mòdulo (first-person indicative present singular)
mòduli (indicative present second-person singular)
mòdula (indicative present singular third-person)
moduliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
modulàte (indicative plural present second-person)
mòdulano (indicative plural present third-person)
modulàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
modulàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
modulàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
modulavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
modulavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
modulàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
modulài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
modulàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
modulò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
modulàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
modulàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
modulàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
modulerò (first-person future indicative singular)
modulerài (future indicative second-person singular)
modulerà (future indicative singular third-person)
modulerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
moduleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
modulerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
modulerèi (conditional first-person singular)
modulerésti (conditional second-person singular)
modulerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
modulerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
modulerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
moduleréste (conditional plural second-person)
modulerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
modulerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
mòduli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mòduli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mòduli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
moduliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
moduliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mòdulino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
modulàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
modulàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
modulàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
modulàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
modulàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
modulàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mòdula (imperative second-person singular)
mòduli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
moduliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
modulàte (imperative plural second-person)
mòdulino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
modulàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
mòduli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
moduliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
modulàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
mòdulino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


oculo

Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio, which was inherited.

(archaeology, architecture) a circular opening or window


ionico

it-adj

ionico (feminine ionica, masculine plural ionici, feminine plural ioniche)

ionica (feminine)
ionici (masculine plural)
ioniche (feminine plural)


belvedere

→ English: belvedere

→ Esperanto: belvedero

desctree

→ French: belvédère
→ Romanian: belvedere

→ Polish: belweder

desc

→ Portuguese: belvedere, belveder, belver

→ Spanish: belvedere

From bel (“nice, fair, beautiful”, apocopic form of bello) + vedere (“view, sight”, noun verb meaning “to see”).

compound

apocopic form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">bello</i>

(architecture) belvedere (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area)


fondamento

it-noun

fondamento m (plural fondamenti m or (building foundations) fondamenta f)

fondamenti (masculine plural)
fondamenta (feminine plural)

→ English: fondamento

(architecture, usually in the plural) foundations, groundwork


rocco

rocchi (plural)
rocho (alternative obsolete)

Semi-learned borrowing from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”).


pasticcio

it-noun

pasticcio m (plural pasticci, diminutive pasticcétto, augmentative pasticcióne, pejorative pasticciàccio)

pasticci (plural)
pasticcétto (diminutive)
pasticcióne (augmentative)
pasticciàccio (pejorative)

→ Catalan: pastitxo

→ English: pasticcio

desctree

→ French: pastiche
→ Catalan: pastitx
→ English: pastiche

→ Greek: παστίτσιο (pastítsio)

→ English: pastitsio

desc

פַּשְׁטִידָה

→ Hebrew: פַּשְׁטִידָה (pashtidá)

From Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá).


pilastro

From pila, compare Medieval Latin pīlastrum.


chiave di volta

it-noun

chiave di volta f (plural chiavi di volta)

(architecture, also figurative) keystone


campata

ponte a campata unica

(architecture) span (spread between supports)


architettare

it-verb

architettàre (first-person singular present architétto, first-person singular past historic architettài, past participle architettàto, auxiliary avére)

architettàre (canonical)
architétto (first-person present singular)
architettài (first-person historic past singular)
architettàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
architettàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
architettàndo (gerund)
architettànte (participle present)
architettàto (participle past)
architétto (first-person indicative present singular)
architétti (indicative present second-person singular)
architétta (indicative present singular third-person)
architettiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
architettàte (indicative plural present second-person)
architéttano (indicative plural present third-person)
architettàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
architettàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
architettàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
architettavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
architettavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
architettàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
architettài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
architettàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
architettò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
architettàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
architettàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
architettàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
architetterò (first-person future indicative singular)
architetterài (future indicative second-person singular)
architetterà (future indicative singular third-person)
architetterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
architetteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
architetterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
architetterèi (conditional first-person singular)
architetterésti (conditional second-person singular)
architetterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
architetterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
architetterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
architetteréste (conditional plural second-person)
architetterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
architetterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
architétti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
architétti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
architétti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
architettiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
architettiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
architéttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
architettàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
architettàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
architettàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
architettàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
architettàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
architettàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
architétta (imperative second-person singular)
architétti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
architettiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
architettàte (imperative plural second-person)
architéttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
architettàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
architétti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
architettiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
architettàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
architéttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from Latin architectārī, from architectus (“architect”).

(transitive, architecture) to architect, to design, to plan (a building)


fusto

Inherited from Latin fūstis (“a hefty stick, club”) with change of declension.


accollo

(architecture) a projection supported by brackets


diere

Borrowed from Sicilian dieri, from Arabic دِيَار (diyār), plural of دَار (dār, “house, building, structure”).

(architecture) Sicilian rupestrian house carved into the limestone rock, found on the Hyblaean Mountains


anfiteatro

From Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- + teatro.

der

(architecture, geology) amphitheatre, amphitheater


abside

absidi (plural)
absida (alternative archaic)
apside (alternative archaic)

From Late Latin absidae, a blend of Latin absis, absidis + Ancient Greek ἁψίς, ἁψῖδος (hapsís, hapsîdos, “arch, vault”).

blend

ἁψίς, ἁψῖδος


battistero

battisteri (plural)
battisterio (alternative archaic)
battisteo (alternative archaic)

From Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion).

der

βαπτιστήριον


ringhiera

From aringhiera, from aringo. Compare Medieval Latin arengaria.


strallo

(architecture) tie beam, stay, wire rope, guy rope, guy wire (cable-stayed bridge)


vetrocemento

(architecture) a structure of squares of toughened glass in a framework of reinforced concrete


vestibolo

vestiboli (plural)
vestibulo (alternative archaic)


capriata

(architecture) truss (triangular bracket)


pinnacolo

Borrowed from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pennacchio (“plume”).


pennacchio

desctree

→ Middle French: pennache
French: panache
→ English: panache
→ Italian: panache
→ Romanian: panaș

→ Portuguese: penacho

→ Spanish: penacho

From Vulgar Latin *pinnaclum, from Late Latin pinnāculum, from Latin pinna. Diminutive of penne. Doublet of pinnacolo, and also panache.


sagrato

sagrati (plural)
sacrato (alternative archaic literary)


scarsella

→ French: escarcelle


acanto

From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos).

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual


mezzanino

→ French: mezzanine
→ English: mezzanine


ogiva

From French ogive, from Old French augive.


ciborio

Learned borrowing from Latin cibōrium, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion)


controspinta

(architecture) a reactive force in a structural element


dorico

it-adj

dorico (feminine dorica, masculine plural dorici, feminine plural doriche)

dorica (feminine)
dorici (masculine plural)
doriche (feminine plural)


saetta

(transferred sense):
(architecture) a strut of a truss


saettone

saetta (“arrow; thunderbolt”) + -one (augmentative suffix)


trumeau

Unadapted borrowing from French trumeau.


ogivale

Borrowed from French ogival. By surface analysis, ogiva (“ogive”) + -ale.

surf

arco ogivale

(architecture, of an arch) ogival, pointed

architettura ogivale


polifora

(architecture) a type of window divided with multiple columns or pilasters


rastremare

it-verb

rastremàre (first-person singular present rastrèmo, first-person singular past historic rastremài, past participle rastremàto, auxiliary avére)

rastremàre (canonical)
rastrèmo (first-person present singular)
rastremài (first-person historic past singular)
rastremàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
rastremàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
rastremàndo (gerund)
rastremànte (participle present)
rastremàto (participle past)
rastrèmo (first-person indicative present singular)
rastrèmi (indicative present second-person singular)
rastrèma (indicative present singular third-person)
rastremiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
rastremàte (indicative plural present second-person)
rastrèmano (indicative plural present third-person)
rastremàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rastremàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rastremàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rastremavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rastremavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rastremàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rastremài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rastremàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rastremò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rastremàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rastremàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rastremàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rastremerò (first-person future indicative singular)
rastremerài (future indicative second-person singular)
rastremerà (future indicative singular third-person)
rastremerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
rastremeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
rastremerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
rastremerèi (conditional first-person singular)
rastremerésti (conditional second-person singular)
rastremerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
rastremerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
rastremerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
rastremeréste (conditional plural second-person)
rastremerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
rastremerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
rastrèmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rastrèmi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rastrèmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rastremiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rastremiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rastrèmino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rastremàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rastremàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rastremàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rastremàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rastremàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rastremàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rastrèma (imperative second-person singular)
rastrèmi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rastremiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
rastremàte (imperative plural second-person)
rastrèmino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
rastremàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
rastrèmi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rastremiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
rastremàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
rastrèmino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, architecture, engineering, aviation) to taper (a column, a wall, an airplane wing, a mechanical part, etc.)


rastremarsi

rastremàrsi (first-person singular present mi rastrèmo, first-person singular past historic mi rastremài, past participle rastremàtosi)

rastremàrsi (canonical)
mi rastrèmo (first-person present singular)
mi rastremài (first-person historic past singular)
rastremàtosi (participle past)
rastremàrsi (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
rastremàndosi (gerund)
rastremàntesi (participle present)
rastremàtosi (participle past)
mi rastrèmo (first-person indicative present singular)
ti rastrèmi (indicative present second-person singular)
si rastrèma (indicative present singular third-person)
ci rastremiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
vi rastremàte (indicative plural present second-person)
si rastrèmano (indicative plural present third-person)
mi rastremàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ti rastremàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
si rastremàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ci rastremavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vi rastremavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
si rastremàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mi rastremài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ti rastremàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
si rastremò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ci rastremàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vi rastremàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
si rastremàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
mi rastremerò (first-person future indicative singular)
ti rastremerài (future indicative second-person singular)
si rastremerà (future indicative singular third-person)
ci rastremerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
vi rastremeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
si rastremerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
mi rastremerèi (conditional first-person singular)
ti rastremerésti (conditional second-person singular)
si rastremerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
si rastremerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
ci rastremerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
vi rastremeréste (conditional plural second-person)
si rastremerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
si rastremerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
mi rastrèmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ti rastrèmi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
si rastrèmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ci rastremiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vi rastremiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
si rastrèmino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mi rastremàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ti rastremàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
si rastremàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ci rastremàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vi rastremàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
si rastremàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rastrèmati (imperative second-person singular)
si rastrèmi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rastremiàmoci (first-person imperative plural)
rastremàtevi (imperative plural second-person)
si rastrèmino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
rastremàrti (imperative negative second-person singular)
ti rastremàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
si rastrèmi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rastremiàmoci (first-person imperative negative plural)
ci rastremiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
rastremàtevi (imperative negative plural second-person)
vi rastremàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
si rastrèmino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, architecture, engineering, aviation) to taper (of a column, wall, airplane wing, mechanical part, etc.)


balaustro

desctree

Middle French: balustre
French: balustre
→ English: baluster

From Latin balaustium (“flower of the wild pomegranate”), from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower.

uder

(architecture) baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade, for example in a handrail or parapet

(architecture) the round part on the side of a Ionic column capital


nartece

From Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel”), later ‘casket’.


ipostilo

it-adj

ipostilo (feminine ipostila, masculine plural ipostili, feminine plural ipostile)

ipostila (feminine)
ipostili (masculine plural)
ipostile (feminine plural)


acroterio

Borrowed from Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion).


glifo

Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

(architecture) an ornament consisting of a hollow


castellologia

(architecture) the study of castles and similar fortifications


bioarchitettura

it-noun

bioarchitettura f (plural bioarchitetture)

(architecture) bioarchitecture (ecological architecture)


apoditerio

Borrowed from Latin apodytērium, from Ancient Greek ἀποδυτήριον (apodutḗrion).


archivolto

→ Catalan: arquivolta

→ French: archivolte

→ Portuguese: arquivolta

→ Spanish: arquivolta


aggettare

it-verb

aggettàre (first-person singular present aggètto, first-person singular past historic aggettài, past participle aggettàto, auxiliary èssere)

aggettàre (canonical)
aggètto (first-person present singular)
aggettài (first-person historic past singular)
aggettàto (participle past)
èssere (auxiliary)
aggettàre (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
aggettàndo (gerund)
aggettànte (participle present)
aggettàto (participle past)
aggètto (first-person indicative present singular)
aggètti (indicative present second-person singular)
aggètta (indicative present singular third-person)
aggettiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
aggettàte (indicative plural present second-person)
aggèttano (indicative plural present third-person)
aggettàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aggettàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aggettàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aggettavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aggettavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aggettàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aggettài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
aggettàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
aggettò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
aggettàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
aggettàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
aggettàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
aggetterò (first-person future indicative singular)
aggetterài (future indicative second-person singular)
aggetterà (future indicative singular third-person)
aggetterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
aggetteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
aggetterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
aggetterèi (conditional first-person singular)
aggetterésti (conditional second-person singular)
aggetterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
aggetterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
aggetterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
aggetteréste (conditional plural second-person)
aggetterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
aggetterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
aggètti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aggètti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aggètti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aggettiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aggettiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aggèttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aggettàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aggettàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aggettàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aggettàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aggettàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aggettàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aggètta (imperative second-person singular)
aggètti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
aggettiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
aggettàte (imperative plural second-person)
aggèttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
aggettàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
aggètti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
aggettiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
aggettàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
aggèttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

la bozza sul muro aggetta

(intransitive, architecture) to jut (out) [auxiliary essere]


ambone

→ Polish: ambona

From Late Latin ambōnem, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).


attero

it-adj

attero (feminine attera, masculine plural atteri, feminine plural attere)

attera (feminine)
atteri (masculine plural)
attere (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄπτερος (ápteros), derived from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

(architecture) apteral (without lateral columns)


polistilo

polistilo (feminine polistila, masculine plural polistili, feminine plural polistile)

polistila (feminine)
polistili (masculine plural)
polistile (feminine plural)


sottoportico

From sotto- (“under-”) + portico (“porch”). Cognate to Venetan sotopòrtego.


stiloforo

stiloforo (feminine stilofora, masculine plural stilofori, feminine plural stilofore)

stilofora (feminine)
stilofori (masculine plural)
stilofore (feminine plural)


metopa

From Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).


trilobato

trilobato (feminine trilobata, masculine plural trilobati, feminine plural trilobate)

trilobata (feminine)
trilobati (masculine plural)
trilobate (feminine plural)


deambulatorio

From Late Latin deambulātōrium. By surface analysis, deambulare + -torio.


toscanico

it-adj

toscanico (feminine toscanica, masculine plural toscanici, feminine plural toscaniche)

toscanica (feminine)
toscanici (masculine plural)
toscaniche (feminine plural)


distilo

distilo (feminine distila, masculine plural distili, feminine plural distile)

distila (feminine)
distili (masculine plural)
distile (feminine plural)


sacello

(architecture) a sacellum, a small chapel


ghimberga

ghimberghe (plural)
vimperga (alternative)

Borrowed from French [Term?], from Middle High German [Term?].

(architecture) Gothic pediment or gable; a wimperg


icnografia

From icno- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek ἴχνος (íkhnos, “footprint”) + -γραφία (-graphía).


lesena

(architecture) lesene (shallow decorative pilaster on a wall)


merlare

it-verb

merlàre (first-person singular present mèrlo, first-person singular past historic merlài, past participle merlàto, auxiliary avére)

merlàre (canonical)
mèrlo (first-person present singular)
merlài (first-person historic past singular)
merlàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
merlàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
merlàndo (gerund)
merlànte (participle present)
merlàto (participle past)
mèrlo (first-person indicative present singular)
mèrli (indicative present second-person singular)
mèrla (indicative present singular third-person)
merliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
merlàte (indicative plural present second-person)
mèrlano (indicative plural present third-person)
merlàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
merlàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
merlàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
merlavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
merlavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
merlàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
merlài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
merlàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
merlò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
merlàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
merlàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
merlàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
merlerò (first-person future indicative singular)
merlerài (future indicative second-person singular)
merlerà (future indicative singular third-person)
merlerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
merleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
merlerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
merlerèi (conditional first-person singular)
merlerésti (conditional second-person singular)
merlerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
merlerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
merlerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
merleréste (conditional plural second-person)
merlerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
merlerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
mèrli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mèrli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mèrli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
merliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
merliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mèrlino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
merlàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
merlàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
merlàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
merlàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
merlàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
merlàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mèrla (imperative second-person singular)
mèrli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
merliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
merlàte (imperative plural second-person)
mèrlino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
merlàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
mèrli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
merliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
merlàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
mèrlino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, military, archaic) to crenellate/crenelate (a wall), to furnish with crenels


merlone

→ French: merlon
→ English: merlon

→ Spanish: merlón


modiglione

From a Vulgar Latin *mūtiliōnem, variant of *mūtuliōnem, from Latin mūtulus. Compare French moellon; cf. also Spanish mojón.


pritaneo

From Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon).


rocchio

From Late Latin rotulus (through a Vulgar Latin form *roclus, cf. also Italian rotolo, crocchio) < rotula, from Latin rota.

(architecture) drum (at the top of a cupola)


sguanciare

sguanciàre (first-person singular present sguàncio, first-person singular past historic sguanciài, past participle sguanciàto, auxiliary avére)

sguanciàre (canonical)
sguàncio (first-person present singular)
sguanciài (first-person historic past singular)
sguanciàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sguanciàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sguanciàndo (gerund)
sguanciànte (participle present)
sguanciàto (participle past)
sguàncio (first-person indicative present singular)
sguànci (indicative present second-person singular)
sguància (indicative present singular third-person)
sguanciàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sguanciàte (indicative plural present second-person)
sguànciano (indicative plural present third-person)
sguanciàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sguanciàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sguanciàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sguanciavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sguanciavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sguanciàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sguanciài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sguanciàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sguanciò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sguanciàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sguanciàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sguanciàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sguancerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sguancerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sguancerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sguancerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sguanceréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sguancerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sguancerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sguancerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sguancerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sguancerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sguancerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sguanceréste (conditional plural second-person)
sguancerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sguancerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sguànci (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sguànci (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sguànci (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sguanciàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sguanciàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sguàncino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sguanciàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sguanciàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sguanciàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sguanciàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sguanciàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sguanciàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sguància (imperative second-person singular)
sguànci (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sguanciàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sguanciàte (imperative plural second-person)
sguàncino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sguanciàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sguànci (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sguanciàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sguanciàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sguàncino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(architecture) to splay (a window, door, etc.), to equip with a splay


sguancio

(architecture) splay (of a window, door, etc.)


strombare

strombàre (first-person singular present strómbo, first-person singular past historic strombài, past participle strombàto, auxiliary avére)

strombàre (canonical)
strómbo (first-person present singular)
strombài (first-person historic past singular)
strombàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
strombàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
strombàndo (gerund)
strombànte (participle present)
strombàto (participle past)
strómbo (first-person indicative present singular)
strómbi (indicative present second-person singular)
strómba (indicative present singular third-person)
strombiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
strombàte (indicative plural present second-person)
strómbano (indicative plural present third-person)
strombàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
strombàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
strombàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
strombavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
strombavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
strombàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
strombài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
strombàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
strombò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
strombàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
strombàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
strombàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
stromberò (first-person future indicative singular)
stromberài (future indicative second-person singular)
stromberà (future indicative singular third-person)
stromberémo (first-person future indicative plural)
stromberéte (future indicative plural second-person)
stromberànno (future indicative plural third-person)
stromberèi (conditional first-person singular)
stromberésti (conditional second-person singular)
stromberèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
stromberébbe (conditional singular third-person)
stromberémmo (conditional first-person plural)
stromberéste (conditional plural second-person)
stromberèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
stromberébbero (conditional plural third-person)
strómbi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
strómbi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
strómbi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
strombiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
strombiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
strómbino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
strombàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
strombàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
strombàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
strombàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
strombàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
strombàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
strómba (imperative second-person singular)
strómbi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
strombiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
strombàte (imperative plural second-person)
strómbino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
strombàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
strómbi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
strombiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
strombàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
strómbino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From s- + tromba (“trumpet”) + -are, due to the resemblance of the countersunk shape.


tensostruttura

it-noun

tensostruttura f (plural tensostrutture)


verticalizzare

it-verb

verticalizzàre (first-person singular present verticalìzzo, first-person singular past historic verticalizzài, past participle verticalizzàto, auxiliary avére)

verticalizzàre (canonical)
verticalìzzo (first-person present singular)
verticalizzài (first-person historic past singular)
verticalizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
verticalizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
verticalizzàndo (gerund)
verticalizzànte (participle present)
verticalizzàto (participle past)
verticalìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
verticalìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
verticalìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
verticalizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
verticalizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
verticalìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
verticalizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
verticalizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
verticalizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
verticalizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
verticalizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
verticalizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
verticalizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
verticalizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
verticalizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
verticalizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
verticalizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
verticalizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
verticalizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
verticalizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
verticalizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
verticalizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
verticalizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
verticalizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
verticalizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
verticalizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
verticalizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
verticalizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
verticalizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
verticalizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
verticalizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
verticalizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
verticalìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
verticalìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
verticalìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
verticalizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
verticalizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
verticalìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
verticalizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
verticalizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
verticalizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
verticalizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
verticalizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
verticalizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
verticalìzza (imperative second-person singular)
verticalìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
verticalizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
verticalizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
verticalìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
verticalizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
verticalìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
verticalizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
verticalizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
verticalìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, architecture) to organize (a structure) vertically


volterrana

(architecture) vault (having bricks laid flat)


bugnare

bugnàre (first-person singular present bùgno, first-person singular past historic bugnài, past participle bugnàto, auxiliary avére)

bugnàre (canonical)
bùgno (first-person present singular)
bugnài (first-person historic past singular)
bugnàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
bugnàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
bugnàndo (gerund)
bugnànte (participle present)
bugnàto (participle past)
bùgno (first-person indicative present singular)
bùgni (indicative present second-person singular)
bùgna (indicative present singular third-person)
bugniàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
bugnàte (indicative plural present second-person)
bùgnano (indicative plural present third-person)
bugnàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bugnàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bugnàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bugnavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bugnavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bugnàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bugnài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bugnàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bugnò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bugnàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bugnàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bugnàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bugnerò (first-person future indicative singular)
bugnerài (future indicative second-person singular)
bugnerà (future indicative singular third-person)
bugnerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
bugneréte (future indicative plural second-person)
bugnerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
bugnerèi (conditional first-person singular)
bugnerésti (conditional second-person singular)
bugnerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
bugnerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
bugnerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
bugneréste (conditional plural second-person)
bugnerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
bugnerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
bùgni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bùgni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bùgni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bugniàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bugniàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bùgnino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bugnàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bugnàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bugnàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bugnàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bugnàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bugnàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bùgna (imperative second-person singular)
bùgni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bugniàmo (first-person imperative plural)
bugnàte (imperative plural second-person)
bùgnino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
bugnàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
bùgni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bugniàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
bugnàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
bùgnino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, architecture) to cover with bosses


coretto

(architecture) tribune (normally with a grating)


cembra

cembre (plural)
cembia (alternative)
cimbra (alternative)
cimbia (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish cimbra, derived from cimbrar (“to rock; to sway”), from Vulgar Latin *cīnctūrāre, derived from Classical Latin cīnctūra (“belt”).


triconco

it-adj

triconco (feminine triconca, masculine plural triconchi, feminine plural triconche)

triconca (feminine)
triconchi (masculine plural)
triconche (feminine plural)

From tri- + Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “apse”).


neoliberty

(architecture) an Italian architectural movement which evolved in the late 1950s in opposition to international modernism


neopalladianesimo

it-noun

neopalladianesimo m (plural neopalladianesimi)


palladianesimo

palladianesimo m (plural palladianesimi)


soprarco

(architecture) the part of a wall (often decorated) between the top of an arch and the ceiling or roof


controfacciata

controfacciata f (plural controfacciate)


sotoportego

sotoporteghi (plural)
sottoportego (alternative)

Borrowed from Venetan sotopòrtego, cognate to sottoportico, from soto- (“under-”) + pòrtego (“porch”).

(Venice) an alley that passes underneath a building


baggiolo

(architecture) support (for a lintel etc.)


capitellato

it-adj

capitellato (feminine capitellata, masculine plural capitellati, feminine plural capitellate)

capitellata (feminine)
capitellati (masculine plural)
capitellate (feminine plural)


ponte a mensola

it-noun

ponte a mensola m (plural ponti a mensola)

(architecture) a beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony


primo piano

(architecture) first floor (of a building)


vitineo

it-adj

vitineo (feminine vitinea, masculine plural vitinei, feminine plural vitinee)

vitinea (feminine)
vitinei (masculine plural)
vitinee (feminine plural)

(art, architecture) decorated with twisted vines


mutulo

Borrowed from Latin mūtulus. Compare mucchio, possibly an inherited doublet.

(architecture) a decorative shelf protruding from an entablature


tirante di sostegno

it-noun

tirante di sostegno m (plural tiranti di sostegno)


ecatostilo

it-adj

ecatostilo (feminine ecatostila, masculine plural ecatostili, feminine plural ecatostile)

ecatostila (feminine)
ecatostili (masculine plural)
ecatostile (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόστυλος (hekatóstulos), compound of ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “column”).

bor+

(literary, architecture, of a building or portico) having one hundred columns


picnostilo

it-adj

picnostilo (feminine picnostila, masculine plural picnostili, feminine plural picnostile)

picnostila (feminine)
picnostili (masculine plural)
picnostile (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυκνόστυλος (puknóstulos), compound of πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “column”).


pluriconco

it-adj

pluriconco (feminine pluriconca, masculine plural pluriconchi, feminine plural pluriconche)

pluriconca (feminine)
pluriconchi (masculine plural)
pluriconche (feminine plural)

(architecture) having an apse on each side


pentastico

pentastico (feminine pentastica, masculine plural pentastici, feminine plural pentastiche)

pentastica (feminine)
pentastici (masculine plural)
pentastiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάστιχος (pentástikhos).

bor+

(architecture) having five orders of columns (of a portico)


perittero

it-adj

perittero (feminine perittera, masculine plural peritteri, feminine plural perittere)

perittera (feminine)
peritteri (masculine plural)
perittere (feminine plural)


dodecastilo

dodecastilo (feminine dodecastila, masculine plural dodecastili, feminine plural dodecastile)

dodecastila (feminine)
dodecastili (masculine plural)
dodecastile (feminine plural)


profferlo

From Late Latin proferulum, itself from Ancient Greek προφερής (propherḗs) + -ulum.

(architecture) a staircase that leads to the entrance of a building


pentastilo

pentastilo (feminine pentastila, masculine plural pentastili, feminine plural pentastile)

pentastila (feminine)
pentastili (masculine plural)
pentastile (feminine plural)


controabside

(architecture) an apse located on the opposite end from the main one


retroabside

(architecture) an apse located parallel to the main one


qubba

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

ubor

(architecture) dome, vault; a domed building, especially a qubba


controguardia

From contro- + guardia. First attested in the 18th century.


calefattorio

Borrowed from Medieval Latin calefactōrium.


costolonato

it-adj

costolonato (feminine costolonata, masculine plural costolonati, feminine plural costolonate)

costolonata (feminine)
costolonati (masculine plural)
costolonate (feminine plural)

volta a crociera costolonata

(architecture, of a vault) ribbed; having ogives, ribs


cappella radiale

it-noun

cappella radiale f (plural cappelle radiali)

(architecture) apse chapel, apsidal chapel, chevet (chapel forming from the apse)


a sesto acuto

arco a sesto acuto

(architecture) ogival
(of an arch) pointed

finestre a sesto acuto

(of a window, vault, arcade, etc.) having pointed arches


a tutto sesto

arco a tutto sesto

(of a window, vault, arcade, etc.) having round arches


volta a crociera

volta a crociera f (plural volte a crociera)