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Meaning of fornix | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈfɔr.nɪks]

Definitions

  1. arch, vault
    declension-3, masculine
  2. furnace; oven
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine
  3. the arch of heaven
    declension-3, masculine, poetic
  4. cellar; crypt
    declension-3, euphemistic, masculine
  5. brothel situated in a cellar
    declension-3, euphemistic, masculine
  6. basis or foundation (of an idea)
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

Bosanski kripta крипта
Čeština krypta
Deutsch Gruft Krypta Krypte
Ελληνικά κρύπτη
English arch Brothel Cellar Crypt furnace oven vault
Español cripta
Suomi hautaholvi krypta
Français caveau crypte
Galego cripta
Hrvatski kripta крипта
Italiano cripta sotterraneo sotterraneo
Latina crypta hypogaeum
Nederlands grafkuil
Polski krypta zwartka
Русский крипта склеп
Српски kripta крипта
Українська склеп

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

forno fornorum fornos fornum fornus foro

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