German

Noun

Mantel m ‎(genitive Mantels, plural Mäntel)

1. mantle
2. coat

Declension

Derived terms

• Pelzmantel
• Regenmantel

Related terms

• ummanteln

Luxembourgish

Noun

Mantel m ‎(plural Mäntel)

1. coat
2. mantle

Derived terms

• Mantelbriet

English

Noun

mantel ‎(plural mantels)

1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
2. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.

Related terms

• mantelpiece

Translations

Verb

mantel ‎(third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle manteling, simple past and past participle manteled)

1. (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Synonyms

• mantelshelf

Anagrams

• lament, Lament.
• malent
• mantle
• mental

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

mantel m ‎(plural mantels, diminutive manteltje n)

1. cloak, mantle
2. surface (literal), lack of substance (figurative)

Derived terms

• aardmantel
• mantelpakje (women's formal/business suit)

Indonesian

Noun

mantel

1. coat (an outer garment covering the upper torso and arms)

Norwegian

Noun

mantel m

1. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney
2. a cover to protect or strengthen a machine or piece of machinery
3. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust

Inflection

References

• “mantel” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

Latin mantellum

Noun

mantel m ‎(oblique plural manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative singular manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative plural mantel)

1. mantle (clothing)
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Fiert si que lo mantel li tranche

     He hit him so that he cut his mantle

Descendants

• English: mantle, mantel
• French: manteau

Polish

Etymology

From German Mantel.

Noun

mantel

1. coat

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠nˈte̞l]

Etymology

From Latin mantile, mantele, mantellum, diminutives of mantum, from Celtiberian *mantum, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Norse mǫttull.

Noun

mantel m ‎(plural manteles)

1. tablecloth

Derived terms

• mantelería

Descendants

• Classical Nahuatl: mantēlex, mantēlextōn

Swedish

Noun

mantel c

1. a mantle, a cloak, a robe
2. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust
3. a jacket (on a bullet)
4. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney

Declension

Related terms

• mantla
• osynlighetsmantel