pretil

Old High German

Etymology

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

Noun

pretil f

(Lombardic) lath

Descendants

→ Italian: predella

Spanish

Etymology

Metathesis of older petril, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pectorilis, *pectorile, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese peitoril.

Noun

pretil m (plural pretiles)

(construction) parapet
handrail

Related terms

pecho
pretal / pretal

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