fronton
See also: frontón
English
Noun
fronton (plural frontons)
- (architecture) A pediment.
- A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.
Translations
a court used for Basque pelota
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
fronton n (plural frontons, diminutive frontonnetje n)
Esperanto
Noun
fronton
- accusative singular of fronto
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
fronton m (plural frontons)
- fronton
- 2024 October 15, Benoît Rouzaud, “« C’est vraiment étrange. Peut-être un tordu... » A Pau, plusieurs lettres U ont été volées sur des enseignes de boutiques”, in La Rép des Pyrénnées[1]:
- Depuis quelques années, des commerçants constatent le vol des lettres « U » sur le fronton de leur boutique.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (architecture) pediment
Further reading
- “fronton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfronton]
- Hyphenation: fron‧ton
Noun
fronton
- superessive singular of front
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian frontone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɔn.tɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔntɔn
- Syllabification: fron‧ton
Noun
fronton m inan (diminutive frontonik)
- (architecture) , pediment
- Synonym: przyczółek
- (literary) facade
Derived terms
adjectives
- frontonowy
Further reading
- fronton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fronton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
fronton n (plural frontoane)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | fronton | frontonul | frontoane | frontoanele | |
| genitive-dative | fronton | frontonului | frontoane | frontoanelor | |
| vocative | frontonule | frontoanelor | |||
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
fronton c
- (architecture) a pediment
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fronton | frontons |
| definite | frontonen | frontonens | |
| plural | indefinite | frontoner | frontoners |
| definite | frontonerna | frontonernas |