mantel

See also: mantle, Mantel, mańtel, mantèl, and Mäntel

English

Etymology

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.təl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Homophones: mantle
• Rhymes: -æntəl

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.

   Synonym: mantelshelf

Related terms

• mantelpiece

Translations

shelf above a fireplace

• Bulgarian: полица над камината f (polica nad kaminata)
• Czech: krbová římsa f
• Dutch: schoorsteenmantel (nl), schouw (nl)
• Finnish: takanreunus
• German: Kaminregal n
• Russian: каминная полка (kaminnaja polka)
• Scots: chumli-brace
• Swedish: spiselkrans c

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• mantelshelf

Anagrams

• Lament., Mantle, lament, manlet, mantle, mental

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch mantel, from Middle Dutch mantel, from Latin mantēllum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.təl/
• Hyphenation: man‧tel

Noun

mantel (plural mantels, diminutive manteltjie)

1. cloak, mantle, gown
2. (figurative) mantle
3. jacket of an object, casing, sheathing
4. the mantle of a planet
5. a building's cope
6. (rare) firescreen

Derived terms

• mantelaap
• manteldierd
• manteldraaier
• mantelkostuum
• mantelkraag
• mantelmeeu
• mantelmou
• mantelpak
• mantelplaat
• mantelprojektiel
• mantelsilinder
• manteltjie
• mantelvlies

 

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mantel (“tablecloth”).

Noun

mantél

1. tablecloth

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mantel, from Latin mantēllum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.təl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: man‧tel

Noun

mantel m (plural mantels, diminutive manteltje n)

1. cape, cloak, mantle
2. (now chiefly Belgium, elsewhere somewhat dated outside certain compounds) coat, jacket
3. (Suriname) raincoat

   Synonyms: regenjas, regenmantel

4. the mantle of a planet
5. the hull of an object
6. the mantle of a chimney or furnace
7. scallop, bivalve of the family Pectinidae

   Synonym: mantelschelp

8. (figurative) guise, facade (deceitful appearance, cover)
   • 1710, Joseph Merat, Josef Merats Uitgang uit Egipten, of bekeerde munnik, tr. from French by M. Kind, page 110.

     Doch hoe gevoeligh dat ze mynen ſtaat door verzoekſchriften aan die van Rotterdam hadden afgemaalt, waren ze echter in hun voornemen bedroogen, want deze Brieven konden by die Predikanten niets te weeg brengen, naardien ze vreesden dat myne bekeringh ſlechts een Mantel was, waar onder ik myne ſnoodheid bedekken wilde.

     Though no matter how emotionally they had depicted my condition to those from Rotterdam in letters of petition, they were however proven wrong in their intention, because these letters could not accomplish anything among those ministers, because they feared that my conversion was only a guise, under which I wanted to cover my dastardliness.

   • 1836 October 1, “Den Z. Eerw. Heeren F. J. van Vree en J. G. Wennekendonk”, in Catholijke Nederlandsche stemmen, vol. 2, no. 40, page 320, footnote 2:

     Dit is slechts een mantel om u voor ons te verbergen.

     This is merely a facade to hide you for us.

   • 1869, Hans Wachenhusen, translated by J. van Gogh, Het leven te Parijs onder het tweede Keizerrijk, page 22:

     Al is ook het gansche weefsel der Parijsche luxe heden niet meer dan een mantel om daaronder de armoede des geestes van den parvenu te bedekken, toch is het daarom niets minder begoochelend.

     Even though the entire fabric of Parisian luxury is nowadays no more than a guise to cover the mental poverty of the upstart underneath it, yet it is no less captivating because of that.

Derived terms

• aardmantel
• badmantel
• bemantelen
• bonte mantel
• damesmantel
• dekmantel
• grote mantel
• herenmantel
• jakobsmantel
• koningsmantel
• mantel der liefde
• mantelaap
• mantelbaviaan
• manteldier
• mantelen
• mantelkostuum
• mantelmeeuw
• mantelorganisatie
• mantelpak
• mantelschelp
• mantelverzorger
• mantelzak
• mantelzorg
• ontmantelen
• overmantel
• regenmantel
• schoorsteenmantel
• wijde mantel

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mantel
• Negerhollands: mantel
• Petjo: mantel
• → Caribbean Javanese: mantel
• → Indonesian: mantel
• → Papiamentu: mantel

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German mantel, from Latin mantellum.

Noun

mantel (genitive mantli, partitive mantlit)

1. coat

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• mantel in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Further reading

• “mantel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Galician

Alternative forms

• mantés

Etymology

Attested in Galician since the 13th century. Ultimately from Ecclesiastical Latin mantēle, mantēlium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtɛl/

Noun

mantel m (plural manteis)

1. tablecloth
   • 1257, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 25:

     cada ano unos bóós mantééns de VIIIj. uaras enlongo et de v. palmos en ancho parao refertoyro da grana

     each year, some good tablecloth, 8 yards long and 5 palms wide, for the refectory of the farm

   • 1459, A. López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios, doc. D40a:

     Iten dous candeiros de ferro, hun rello de rellar pan, hun qestella de mantees cobertoyras

     Item, two iron candlesticks, a scrapper for bread, a basket with tablecloths

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mantel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mantee”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mantéé”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mantel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mantel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mantel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mantel (“mantle”), from Middle Dutch mantel, from Latin mantēllum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.təl/
• Hyphenation: man‧têl

Noun

mantêl (first-person possessive mantelku, second-person possessive mantelmu, third-person possessive mantelnya)

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

Further reading

• “mantel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mantell, mantelle, mantil, mantill, mantyll, mantle, mantyl, mentel

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman mantel and Old English mentel, both ultimately from Late Latin mantēllum, later form of Latin mantēle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmantəl/, /manˈtɛːl/

Noun

mantel (plural mantles)

1. A mantle or robe; a loose overcoat.
   1. A mantle signifying clerical, judicial or royal office.
   2. A mantle signifying a wed woman's vows of virginity.
2. A kirtle; a short coat.
3. A large cloth; a blanket:
   1. (figurative) A cover; something which envelopes.
   2. (figurative, rare) A pretext; an ostensible purpose.
4. (rare) A mantle (outer body wall of a mollusc).
5. (anatomy, rare) A region of the liver.

Derived terms

• mantellen

Descendants

• English: mantle, mantel
• Scots: mantle, mantel; manteel

References

• “mantel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin mantellum via German Mantel.

Noun

mantel m (definite singular mantelen, indefinite plural mantler, definite plural mantlene)

1. a mantel or mantelpiece, 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 Earth's core and crust

References

• “mantel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin mantellum via German Mantel.

Noun

mantel m (definite singular mantelen, indefinite plural mantlar, definite plural mantlane)

1. a mantel or mantelpiece, 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 Earth's core and crust

References

• “mantel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin mantēllum (“covering, cloak”), diminutive of mantum.

Noun

mantel oblique singular, 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)
   • c. 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

• French: manteau (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: manté
• → Middle English: mantel (in part)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mantel. Doublet of manatki. Compare Kashubian mańtel and Silesian mantel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -antɛl
• Syllabification: man‧tel

Noun

mantel m inan

1. (archaic or Poznań) coat, overcoat, raincoat

   Synonym: płaszcz

Declension

Declension of mantel

	singular	plural
nominative	mantel	mantle
genitive	mantla	mantli
dative	mantlowi	mantlom
accusative	mantel	mantle
instrumental	mantlem	mantlami
locative	mantlu	mantlach
vocative	mantlu	mantle

Further reading

• mantel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Anna Piotrowicz, Małgorzata Witaszek-Samborska (2015) “O żywotności zapożyczeń niemieckich w gwarze miejskiej Poznania”, in Gwary dziś. 7. Rocznik poświęcony dialektologii słowiańskiej (in Polish), volume 7, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskiego Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk, page 203

Romanian

Noun

mantel n (plural mantele)

1. Alternative form of mantelă

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mantel	mantelul		mantele	mantelele
genitive-dative	mantel	mantelului		mantele	mantelelor
vocative	mantelule			mantelelor

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mantel. Compare Kashubian mańtel and Polish mantel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -antɛl
• Syllabification: man‧tel

Noun

mantel m inan

1. coat, overcoat, raincoat

Further reading

• mantel in silling.org
• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “mantel”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 169

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin mantēle, mantēlium. Doublet of mandil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtel/ [mãn̪ˈt̪el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: man‧tel

Noun

mantel m (plural manteles)

1. tablecloth

   Synonym: tapete

   • 1971, Joan Manuel Serrat (lyrics and music), “Qué va a ser de ti”:

     Te dejó sobre el mantel / Su adiós de papel

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• levantar los manteles
• manchamanteles
• mantelería
• mantelete
• salvamanteles
• tabla de manteles

 

Descendants

• Chavacano: mantél
• → Classical Nahuatl: mantēlex

Descendants

• “mantel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Further reading

• “mantel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Noun

mantel c

1. a mantle, a cloak, a robe
2. (geology) a mantle, the layer between 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

Declension of mantel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mantel	mantels
	definite	manteln	mantelns
plural	indefinite	mantlar	mantlars
	definite	mantlarna	mantlarnas

Related terms

• mantla
• osynlighetsmantel

References

• mantel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mantel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mantel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mental