mainel

From Old French *meienel, from Vulgar Latin *medianellus, from Latin mediānus (“middle, central”). Cognate of French meneau.

• IPA^(key): /majˈnɛl/

mainel m (plural maineis)

1. (architecture) mullion
2. (architecture) transom window
3. (architecture) small vent

• “mainel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “mainel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mainel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Old French mainel, from Latin manualis (“suitable to be hand-held”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /maj.ˈnɛɫ/
• Hyphenation: mai‧nel

mainel m (plural mainéis)

1. handrail
2. (architecture) mullion

• (handrail): corrimão