fronton

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English

Noun

fronton (plural frontons)

  1. (architecture) A pediment.
  2. A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

fronton n (plural frontons, diminutive frontonnetje n)

  1. (architecture) pediment

Esperanto

Noun

fronton

  1. accusative singular of fronto

French

Pronunciation

Noun

fronton m (plural frontons)

  1. fronton
    • 2024 October 15, Benoît Rouzaud, “« C’est vraiment étrange. Peut-être un tordu... » A Pau, plusieurs lettres U ont été volées sur des enseignes de boutiques”, in La Rép des Pyrénnées‎:
      Depuis quelques années, des commerçants constatent le vol des lettres « U » sur le fronton de leur boutique.
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  2. (architecture) pediment

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

front +‎ -on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: fron‧ton

Noun

fronton

  1. superessive singular of front

Polish

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fronton

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian frontone.

Pronunciation

Noun

fronton m inan (diminutive frontonik)

  1. (architecture) fronton, pediment
    Synonym: przyczółek
  2. (literary) facade

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

  • fronton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fronton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fronton.

Noun

fronton n (plural frontoane)

  1. pediment

Declension

Declension of fronton
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative fronton frontonul frontoane frontoanele
genitive-dative fronton frontonului frontoane frontoanelor
vocative frontonule frontoanelor

Swedish

Etymology

From French fronton.

Noun

fronton c

  1. (architecture) a pediment

Declension

Declension of fronton
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fronton frontons
definite frontonen frontonens
plural indefinite frontoner frontoners
definite frontonerna frontonernas
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