mainel
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mainel (2)
Estonian
Noun
mainel
Galician
Etymology
From Old French *meienel, from Vulgar Latin *medianellus, from Latin mediānus (“middle, central”). Cognate of French meneau, Catalan mainell.
Pronunciation
Noun
mainel m (plural maineis)
- (architecture) mullion
- (architecture) transom window
- (architecture) small vent
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mainel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mainel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mainel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mainel, from Latin manuālis (“suitable to be hand-held”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mai‧nel
Noun
mainel m (plural mainéis)
- handrail
- Synonym: corrimão
- (architecture) mullion
Spanish
Noun
mainel m (plural maineles)
Further reading
- “mainel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10