different between handrial vs parapet

English

Etymology

From Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæ?.?.p?t/

Noun

parapet (plural parapets)

1. A low protective wall.

   Hyponym: balustrade

   Coordinate term: railing

2. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
3. (military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

   Synonym: breastwork

Derived terms

• keep one's head below the parapet

Translations

Further reading

• parapet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “parapet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Czech

Noun

parapet m inan

1. windowsill, parapet

Declension

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian parapetto, from parare (“to shield”) + petto (“chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.?a.p?/

Noun

parapet m (plural parapets)

1. parapet

Further reading

• “parapet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• appâter, apprêta

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French parapet, from Italian parapetto.

Noun

parapet m (plural parapets)

1. (Jersey) parapet

Polish

Etymology

From French parapet, from Italian parapetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?ra.p?t/

Noun

parapet m inan (diminutive parapecik)

1. sill, windowsill

   Synonym: podokiennik

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) parapetówka, parapetówa
• (adjective) parapetowy

Further reading

• parapet in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• parapet in Polish dictionaries at PWN