frontispiece

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
2. (archaic) The title page of a book.
3. A façade, especially an ornamental one.
4. A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
5. (archaic, humorous, slang) A person's face.

Verb

To supply with a frontispiece.

Conceptos

frontispicio

portada

frontis

fachada

Sinónimos

forepart

Traducciones

frontispice

frontespizio

Frontispiz

frontispici

Titelbild

portada

frontispizio

frontispice

frontispies

frontispício

-er

frontispicium

titelplaat

Frontispitz

cephe

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.