Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predella

/pɹɪˈdɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: pre-del-la
IPA: /pɹɪˈdɛlə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.

noun

A carving or painting on this step.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: predella, pretil

Inflected Forms

predellas (plural) predelle (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superaltar

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

How do you pronounce predella?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈdɛlə/.
What does predella mean?: A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
Where does predella come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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