umbral

Meaning

1. (masculine) doorstep; stoop
2. (figuratively, masculine) threshold

Concepts

threshold

doorstep

sill

doorway

doorsill

first

1st

kickoff

ledge

limit

offset

outset

salmon trout

shade

start

starting time

terminal point

verge

windowsill

arctic char

lake trout

terminus ad quem

showtime

dolly varden

beginning

get-go

brink

brook trout

chars

commencement

Synonyms

límite

comienzo

dintel

entrada

frontera

inicio

principio

tono

salvelino

trucha alpina

trucha de arroyo

trucha de fontana

trucha lacustre

punto final

cartela

antepecho de ventana

quiere decir lo mínimo

borde

limen

Translations

seuil

llindar

soglia

Schwelle

limiar

κατώφλι

drempel

umbral

eşik

Türschwelle

soleira

dorpel

limitare

Hyphenated as

um‧bral

Pronounced as (IPA)

/umˈbɾal/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: līmināris

In summary

From earlier lumbral, with a loss of the initial l- due to rebracketing of el lumbral; from Latin līmināris. Influenced by lumbre.