frontissa

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) hinge (device that allows the pivoting of a door)
2. (colloquial, feminine) joint (point of the body where two bones join)

Sinonieme

xarnera

golfo

Vertalings

cerniera

dobradiça

charnière

gonzo

charneira

bisagra

Scharnier

hinge

scharnier

gozne

μεντεσές

bisagra

ganghero

gond

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[fɾunˈti.sə]

Etimologie (Engels)

From earlier frantissa, either via Old Catalan frant, past participle of frànyer (“to break”), or directly from a Vulgar Latin *fractītia. Either way, ultimately from Latin frangō and modified by folk etymology due to being associated with front.