pronaos

pronaos

English

Temple diagram with location of the pronaos highlighted

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόναος (prónaos, “vestibule of a church”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈneɪ.ɒs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈneɪ.əs/

Noun

pronaos (plural pronaoi or pronaoses)

1. (architecture) The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

Translations

the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

Catalan: prónaos m Dutch: (please verify) pronaos Finnish: pronaos French: pronaos (fr) m German: Pronaos m Greek: πρόναος (el) m (prónaos) Italian: pronao (it) m, prodromo (it) m Polish: pronaos (pl) m Portuguese: pronaos m, pronau m Russian: прона́ос (ru) m (pronáos) Spanish: pronaos (es) m, pródomo m Swedish: (please verify) pronaos Ukrainian: (please verify) пронаос (pronaos)

Anagrams

• Proanos, Soprano, soprano

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pronau

Noun

pronaos m (invariable)

1. (architecture) pronaos (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόναος (prónaos).

Noun

pronaos n (plural pronaosuri)

1. narthex

Declension

Declension of pronaos

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pronaos	pronaosul	(niște) pronaosuri	pronaosurile
genitive/dative	(unui) pronaos	pronaosului	(unor) pronaosuri	pronaosurilor
vocative	pronaosule		pronaosurilor

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Spanish

Noun

pronaos m (uncountable)

1. pronaos

Further reading

• “pronaos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014