pluteus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) A form of protective shed or breastwork.
2. (declension-2, masculine) A moveable screen.
3. (declension-2, masculine) A bookcase, bookshelf

Concepts

rack

shelf

Synonyms

abacus

loculamentum

Translations

étagère

Regal

estante

estante

رفّ

’rafi

tablette

mensola

scaffale

rastrelliera

ripiano

legplank

rek

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɫʊ.te.ʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pluto-, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly from a late Proto-Indo-European *ploh₃w-tó-m, *plow-tó-m?, shared with Old Norse fleyðr (“cross-beam”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *plouto (Lithuanian plaũtas, Latvian plàukts, Proto-Slavic *pluto (“flotsam”)).