pretil

Old High German

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Germanic *brezda-, related to Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun

pretil f

  1. (Lombardic) lath

Descendants

  • Italian: predella

Spanish

Etymology

Metathesis of older petril, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle, from Latin pectus (chest). Compare Portuguese peitoril.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈtil/ [pɾeˈt̪il]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: pre‧til

Noun

pretil m (plural pretiles)

  1. (construction) parapet
  2. handrail
    • 2015 July 5, “Un dinosaurio al borde del abismo”, in El País:
      Vivimos en el borde de un abismo y el arte nos permite poner frágiles pretiles ante la nada.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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