mainel
Estonian
Noun
mainel
- adessive singular of maine
Galician
Etymology
From Old French *meienel, from Vulgar Latin *medianellus, from Latin mediānus (“middle, central”). Cognate of French meneau, Catalan mainell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /majˈnɛl/
Noun
mainel m (plural maineis)
- (architecture) mullion
- (architecture) transom window
- (architecture) small vent
References
- “mainel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mainel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mainel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
mainel (2)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mainel, from Latin manuālis (“suitable to be hand-held”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /majˈnɛw/ [maɪ̯ˈnɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /majˈnɛl/ [majˈnɛɫ]
- Hyphenation: mai‧nel
Noun
mainel m (plural mainéis)
- handrail
- Synonym: corrimão
- (architecture) mullion
Spanish
Noun
mainel m (plural maineles)
- handrail
- (architecture) mullion
Further reading
- “mainel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014