arquivolta
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian archivolto.
Noun
arquivolta f (plural arquivoltes)
- (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)
Further reading
- “arquivolta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “arquivolta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “arquivolta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “arquivolta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian archivolto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [ah.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [aɾ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁ.kiˈvɔw.tɐ/ [aχ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻ.kiˈvɔw.ta/ [aɻ.kiˈvɔʊ̯.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈvɔl.tɐ/ [ɐɾ.kiˈvɔɫ.tɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈbɔl.tɐ/ [ɐɾ.kiˈβɔɫ.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: ar‧qui‧vol‧ta
Noun
arquivolta f (plural arquivoltas)
- (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)
Further reading
- “arquivolta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian archivolto.
Noun
arquivolta f (plural arquivoltas)
- (architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)
Further reading
- “arquivolta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024