trave

From Middle English, from Middle French trave, from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam, thing made using beams”)

• enPR: trāv, IPA^(key): /tɹeɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv

trave (plural traves)

1. (architecture) A crossbeam.
2. (architecture) A section formed by crossbeams.
3. A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.

• architrave

• avert, tarve

From Latin trabem, accusative singular of trabs.

trave f (plural travi)

1. (architecture) beam, girder, rafter
2. (gymnastics) balance beam

• (balance beam): trave di equilibrio

• architrave
• travatura

• verta

trave

1. a wooden cage used to contain horses being shod

Latin trabem, accusative singular of trabs.

trave f (plural traves)

1. crossbeam

• English: trave (borrowed)

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (trave)

From Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam”).

• IPA^(key): /tɾa.βe/

trave f

1. beam
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 266 (facsimile):

     como ſṫa M de caſtro xerez guardou agente que sija na ygreia oyndo ſermon dũa traue que caeu de çima da ygreia ſobreles.

     How holy Mary of Castrojeriz saved the people, who were in the church listening to the sermon, from a beam which fell from above the church on them.

• Galician: trabe
• Portuguese: trave

From Old Portuguese trave, from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾa.vi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾa.ve/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾa.vɨ/
• Hyphenation: tra‧ve
• Rhymes: -avi

trave f (plural traves)

1. beam
2. (architecture) trave (joist)
3. (sports) goalpost

• (beam): viga
• (trave): barrote

• trave olímpica
• travar, entravar

• (goalpost): travessão