capitel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capitello. Doublet of cabedelo, coudel, caudilho, capitelo, and cadete.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.piˈtɛw/ [ka.piˈtɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.piˈtɛl/ [kɐ.piˈtɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.piˈtɛ.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tel

Noun

capitel m (plural capitéis)

  1. (architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capitello or Latin capitellum.

Noun

capitel n (plural capiteluri)

  1. (architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Occitan capitel. Doublet of caudillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapiˈtel/ [ka.piˈt̪el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ca‧pi‧tel

Noun

capitel m (plural capiteles)

  1. (architecture) capital; chapiter (uppermost part of a column)
    • 1978, René Taylor, Arquitectura andaluza:
      El elemento más llamativo del revestimiento de yeso son sin duda alguna los capiteles de los pilares
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

  • capitel compuesto (composite capital)
  • capitel corintio
  • capitel dórico
  • capitel jónico
  • capitel toscano

Further reading

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