plinto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: plìn‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plinti)

1. die, plinth
2. vaulting horse

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: plin‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plintos)

1. plinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)

   Synonyms: soclo, soco

Further reading

• “plinto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “plinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “plinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “plinto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “plinto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “plinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplinto/ [ˈplĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: plin‧to

Noun

plinto m (plural plintos)

1. plinth

Further reading

• “plinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10