Zinne

Significat (Anglès)

1. (feminine) merlon
2. (feminine, figuratively, in-plural, literary) mountain peaks; (city's) battlements, towers
3. (Switzerland, feminine) roof terrace

Conceptes

merlet

pinacle

Merlet

espai entre dos merlets

Sinònims

Gipfel

Spitze

Pinakel

Schießscharte

Spitzsäule

Mauerzinne

Zinnen

Krenelierung

Befestigung

Festungsmauer

Giebel

Traduccions

kanteel

merlon

merlo

ameia

merlón

crenellation

créneau

pinnacle

pináculo

crenel

embrasure

pinacle

rempart

toit

πολεμίστρα

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtsɪnə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de alt alemany mitjà: zinne

Heretat de alt alemany antic: zinna

Cognat amb neerlandès: tinne

Cognat amb anglès antic: tind

Cognat amb anglès: tine

In summary

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (“point, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Cognate with Dutch tinne, German Low German Tinne. Related also to Old English tind (“peg, spike, prong”). More at English tine.
Alternatively, Old High German zinna may descend from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, *tinnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).