architrave

See also: architravé

English

Section 5 is the architrave.

Etymology

First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/
• enPR: ärʹkĭ-trāv′

Noun

architrave (plural architraves)

1. (architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
2. (architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.

Translations

the lowest part of an entablature

• Bulgarian: архитра́в m (arhitráv)
• Catalan: arquitrau (ca) m
• Dutch: architraaf (nl)
• Finnish: arkkitraavi (fi)
• French: architrave (fr) f
• Greek: επιστύλιο (el) n (epistýlio)
• Interlingue:
• Italian: architrave (it)
• Macedonian: а́рхитрав m (árhitrav)
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• Polish: architraw (pl) m
• Portuguese: arquitrave (pt) f
• Russian: архитра́в (ru) m (arxitráv)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: frontale, cambràna, croimèntu

  Logudorese: frontale

• Sassarese: liminaggiu
• Spanish: arquitrabe (es) m

See also

• beam
• lintel

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French

Etymology

1528, borrowed from Italian architrave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi.tʁav/

Noun

architrave f (plural architraves)

1. architrave

Further reading

• “architrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

Derived from archi- +‎ trave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtra.ve/, [är̺k̟iˈt̪r̺äːve̞]
• Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧trà‧ve

Noun

architrave m (plural architravi)

1. architrave
2. template

Descendants

• → English: architrave
• → French: architrave
• → Spanish: arquitrabe