transsepte

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from New Latin transeptum, from trans- (“across”) + saeptum (“fence, partition, enclosure”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “IEC2 claims this is from English which seems unlikely?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾənˈsɛp.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾanˈsɛp.te]

Noun

transsepte m (plural transseptes)

1. (architecture) transept

Synonyms

• creuer

Further reading

• “transsepte”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “transsepte” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.