transept
English edit
Etymology edit
From French transept, from New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- (“across”) + saeptum (“fence, partition, enclosure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
transept (plural transepts)
- (architecture) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
transversal part of a church
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
transept m (plural transepts)
Further reading edit
- “transept”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French transept, from New Latin transeptum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
transept m inan
Declension edit
Declension of transept
singular | plural | |
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nominative | transept | transepty |
genitive | transeptu | transeptów |
dative | transeptowi | transeptom |
accusative | transept | transepty |
instrumental | transeptem | transeptami |
locative | transepcie | transeptach |
vocative | transepcie | transepty |
Derived terms edit
adjective
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French transept.
Noun edit
transept n (plural transepturi)
Declension edit
Declension of transept
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) transept | transeptul | (niște) transepturi | transepturile |
genitive/dative | (unui) transept | transeptului | (unor) transepturi | transepturilor |
vocative | transeptule | transepturilor |