noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Something forming a shelter or canopy over something; an awning, shelter, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, broadly
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
Examples
2005, Tony Collins (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Traditional British Rural Sports, Routledge, page 262, An odd derivative of real tennis lasted until the latter part of the eighteenth century at Rattray in Perthshire. It was played in the churchyard by two pairs of men, and the method for starting the play was to throw the ball onto the church roof, using it like the sloping penthouse of the tennis court.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
noun
Meaning 6
an apartment located on the top floors of a building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: apartment, flat
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pentiz (“pentice”), from apendiz (“appentice”), ultimately from a suffixed form of Latin appendō (“to append”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be a compound of house. Doublet of appentice and pentice.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
козирка
(kozirka)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Bulgarian:
навес
(naves)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Bulgarian:
тента
(tenta)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Chinese Mandarin:
耳房
(ěrfáng)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Chinese Mandarin:
裙樓 /裙楼
(qúnlóu)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Czech:
přístřešek
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Czech:
přístavek
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Dutch:
uitbouw
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Finnish:
kylkirakennus
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
French:
appentis
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Galician:
alpendre
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
German:
Dachwohnung
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Irish:
sceimheal
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Irish:
cleiteán
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Irish:
cleitín
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Italian:
attico
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Latvian:
piebūve
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Polish:
przybudówka
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Russian:
тент
(tɛnt)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Russian:
наве́с
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Russian:
фли́гель
(flígelʹ)
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Russian:
пристро́йка
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Serbo-Croatian:
nadstrešnica
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Spanish:
apéndice
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Spanish:
ático
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Swedish:
takvåning
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Swedish:
vindsvåning
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Welsh:
pentis
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Welsh:
penty
— structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
Dutch:
afdak
— something forming a shelter or canopy
Finnish:
suoja
— something forming a shelter or canopy
Chinese Mandarin:
側斜屋頂 /侧斜屋顶
(cèxié wūdǐng)
— any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court
Finnish:
katsomon katto
— any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court
German:
Schrägdach
— any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court
Indonesian:
atap lapangan
— any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court
Bulgarian:
пентхаус
(penthaus)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Catalan:
àtic
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Catalan:
colomar
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Chinese Mandarin:
空中複式單位 /空中复式单位
(kōngzhōng fùshì dānwèi)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Chinese Mandarin:
空中別墅 /空中别墅
(kōngzhōng biéshù)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Czech:
střešní byt
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Czech:
střešní nástavba
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Dutch:
penthouse
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Dutch:
dakappartement
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Finnish:
kattohuoneisto
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
French:
attique
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
French:
penthouse
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Georgian:
პენტჰაუსი
(ṗenṭhausi)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
German:
Dachwohnung
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
German:
Penthouse
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Greek:
ρετιρέ
(retiré)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Icelandic:
þakhýsi
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Icelandic:
þakíbúð
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Indonesian:
griya tawang
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Indonesian:
rumah atap
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Irish:
díonteach
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Italian:
attico
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Japanese:
ペントハウス
(pentohausu)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Korean:
펜트하우스
(penteuhauseu)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Persian:
پنتهاوس
(pent-hâws)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Portuguese:
cobertura
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Russian:
пентха́ус
(pɛntxáus)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Russian:
надстро́йка
(nadstrójka)
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Spanish:
ático
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Swedish:
takvåning
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Swedish:
vindsvåning
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
Welsh:
penty
— apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
