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)

Concepten

scharnier

Synoniemen

xarnera

golfo

Vertalingen

cerniera

dobradiça

charnière

charneira

gonzo

bisagra

gozne

hinge

Scharnier

bisagra

μεντεσές

relheta

Dobradiça

gond

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[fɾunˈti.sə]

Etymologie (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.