frontissa

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

charnière

gond

Synonymes

xarnera

golfo

Traductions

cerniera

dobradiça

gonzo

charneira

bisagra

gozne

hinge

scharnier

Scharnier

relheta

bisagra

Dobradiça

μεντεσές

charnela

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[fɾunˈti.sə]

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.