capitel

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capitello. Doublet of cabedelo, coudel, caudilho, capitelo, and cadete.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tel

Noun

capitel m (plural capitéis)

  1. (architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capitello or Latin capitellum.

Noun

capitel n (plural capiteluri)

  1. (architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)

Spanish

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Wikipedia es
Un capitel jónico

Etymology

From Old Occitan capitel. Doublet of caudillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapiˈtel/
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ca‧pi‧tel

Noun

capitel m (plural capiteles)

  1. (architecture) capital; chapiter (uppermost part of a column)
    • 1978, René Taylor, Arquitectura andaluza:
      El elemento más llamativo del revestimiento de yeso son sin duda alguna los capiteles de los pilares
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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