predella

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.

Pronunciation

Noun

predella (plural predellas or predelle)

  1. A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
  2. A carving or painting on this step.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈdɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: pre‧dèl‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic pretil.

Noun

predella f (plural predelle)

  1. platform
  2. predella
Descendants
  • → Catalan: predel·la
  • → English: predella
  • → French: prédelle
  • → Polish: predella

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lombardic brīdil, *predel (“bridle”), compare briglia, likely a doublet from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz, cognate with English bridle.

Noun

predella f (plural predelle)

  1. (archaic, equestrianism) part of the bridle of a horse which attaches to the bit
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