fenestra

English

Noun

fenestra (plural fenestras)

1. an opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane

Anagrams

• fastener
• refasten

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin. Compare Italian finestra, French fenêtre, Esperanto fenestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /feˈnes.tra/

Noun

fenestra (plural fenestras)

1. window

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Latin

Alternative forms

• festra

Etymology

Probably of Etruscan origin.

Noun

fenestra (genitive fenestrae); f, first declension

1. a window, an opening for light,

   Haec domus quattuor fenestras habet.

   This house has four windows.

2. a breach, a loophole
3. an orifice, inlet
4. an opportunity
5. vocative singular of fenestra

fenestrā f.

1. ablative singular of fenestra

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fenestra	fenestrae
genitive	fenestrae	fenestrārum
dative	fenestrae	fenestrīs
accusative	fenestram	fenestrās
ablative	fenestrā	fenestrīs
vocative	fenestra	fenestrae

Derived terms

• fenestrula

Descendants

Albanian: fënjeshtër Aromanian: fireastrã Breton: prenestr Catalan: finestra Dutch: venster French: fenêtre German: Fenster

Italian: finestra Portuguese: fresta Romanian: fereastră Romansch: fanestra Spanish: fenestra Swedish: fönster (sv) Welsh: ffenest

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fenestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fe̞ˈne̞s.tɾa/

Noun

fenestra f. (plural fenestras)

1. (dated) window

Synonyms

• ventana f.

Derived terms

• defenestrar
• defenestración f.