predella

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪˈdɛlə/ Rhymes: -ɛlə === Noun === predella (plural predellas or predelle) A raised step near the base of a Christian altar. A carving or painting on this step. ==== See also ==== superaltar === Anagrams === pedaller == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /preˈdɛl.la/ Rhymes: -ɛlla Hyphenation: pre‧dèl‧la === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Lombardic pretil. ==== Noun ==== predella f (plural predelle) platform predella ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: predel·la → English: predella → French: prédelle → Polish: predella === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Lombardic brīdil, *predel (“bridle”), compare briglia, likely a doublet from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz, cognate with English bridle. ==== Noun ==== predella f (plural predelle) (archaic, equestrianism) part of the bridle of a horse which attaches to the bit