noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/
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ärʹkĭ-trāv′
CMU ARPABET:AA1 R K AH0 T R EY2 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
4
noun
Meaning 4
the molding around a door or window
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: molding, moulding
History
Etymology
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
arkitrabe
— the lowest part of an entablature
Belarusian:
архітра́ў
(arxitráw)
— the lowest part of an entablature
Bulgarian:
архитра́в
(arhitráv)
— the lowest part of an entablature
Catalan:
arquitrau
— the lowest part of an entablature
Czech:
architráv
— the lowest part of an entablature
Danish:
gerigt
— the lowest part of an entablature
Danish:
arkitrav
— the lowest part of an entablature
Dutch:
architraaf
— the lowest part of an entablature
Esperanto:
arkitravo
— the lowest part of an entablature
Finnish:
arkkitraavi
— the lowest part of an entablature
French:
architrave
— the lowest part of an entablature
German:
Architrav
— the lowest part of an entablature
Greek:
επιστύλιο
(epistýlio)
— the lowest part of an entablature
Italian:
architrave
— the lowest part of an entablature
Latin:
epistȳlium
— the lowest part of an entablature
Macedonian:
а́рхитрав
(árhitrav)
— the lowest part of an entablature
Polish:
architraw
— the lowest part of an entablature
Portuguese:
arquitrave
— the lowest part of an entablature
Russian:
архитра́в
(arxitráv)
— the lowest part of an entablature
Campidanese Sardinian:
frontale
— the lowest part of an entablature
Campidanese Sardinian:
cambràna
— the lowest part of an entablature
Campidanese Sardinian:
croimèntu
— the lowest part of an entablature
Sardinian:
frontale
— the lowest part of an entablature
Sassarese:
liminaggiu
— the lowest part of an entablature
Serbo-Croatian:
arhitrav
— the lowest part of an entablature
Spanish:
arquitrabe
— the lowest part of an entablature
Swedish:
arkitrav
— the lowest part of an entablature
Ukrainian:
архітрав
(arxitrav)
— the lowest part of an entablature
