plinto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: plìn‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plinti)

1. die, plinth
2. vaulting horse

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: plin‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plintos)

1. plinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)

   Synonyms: soclo, soco

Further reading

• “plinto” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “plinto” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “plinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “plinto” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “plinto” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “plinto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplinto/ [ˈplĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: plin‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plintos)

1. plinth

Further reading

• “plinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014