pronaos

English

Temple diagram with location of the pronaos highlighted

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πρόναος (prónaos, “vestibule of a church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈneɪ.ɒs/
• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈneɪ.əs/

Noun

pronaos (plural pronaoi or pronaoses)

1. (architecture) The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

Translations

the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

• Catalan: prónaos m
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} pronaos
• French: pronaos (fr) m
• German: Pronaos m
• Greek: πρόναος (el) m (prónaos)
• Italian: pronao (it) m, prodromo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: pronaos m
• Portuguese: pronaos m, pronau m
• Russian: прона́ос (ru) m (pronáos)
• Spanish: pronaos (es) m, pródomo m
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} pronaos
• Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} пронаос (pronaos)

Anagrams

• Proanos, Soprano, soprano

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pronau

Noun

pronaos m (invariable)

1. (architecture) pronaos (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)

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Spanish

Noun

pronaos m (uncountable)

1. pronaos