narthex

Senso (Inglese)

A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.

Concetti

nartece

sinonimi

entrance hall

vestibule

Traduzioni

nàrtex

νάρθηκας

nártex

nártex

Paradies

Narthex

Nartex

nartex

kiliselerde dış dehliz

nartex

Rute

narthex

antéglise

narthex

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈnɑɹθɛks/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine greco: νάρθηκας

In summary

From Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel”), later ‘casket’ (modern Greek νάρθηκας (nárthikas)), a Pre-Greek word, as suggested by the suffix. See also νάρδος (nárdos, “nard”).