penthouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pentiz (“pentice”), from apendiz (“appentice”), ultimately from a suffixed form of Latin appendō (“to append”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be a compound of house. Doublet of appentice and pentice.
Meanings
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(historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
At length, recommending himself to God, he let go one end of his cord, and suffered himself to fall down upon an old shed or penthouse, which, with the weight of his body, fell in with great noise.
1826, William Eusebius Andrews, Review of Fox's Book of Martyrs, WE Andrews, pages 386–7:
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(archaic, broadly) Something forming a shelter or canopy over something; an awning, shelter, etc.
The proboscis […] is doubled up by means of the joint, and in that position lies secure under a scaly penthouse.
1802, William Paley, Natural Theology, section XIX:
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Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
2005, Tony Collins (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Traditional British Rural Sports, Routledge, page 262, An odd derivative of real tennis lasted until the latter part of the eighteenth century at Rattray in Perthshire. It was played in the churchyard by two pairs of men, and the method for starting the play was to throw the ball onto the church roof, using it like the sloping penthouse of the tennis court.
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An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views.
Night of January 16th is the story of a woman on trial for pushing her wealthy boss-lover from a Manhattan penthouse.
1995, Mary Ellen Waithe, Contemporary Women Philosophers: 1900-Today, Springer, page 214:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| penthouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (67)
de Penthouse (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · pt cobertura (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · sv takvåning (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · cs střešní nástavba (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ru наве́с (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · es apéndice (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · bg навес (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · bg пентхаус (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ca àtic (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · de Dachwohnung (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ca colomar (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · lv piebūve (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · nl uitbouw (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · cmn 空中複式單位 /空中复式单位 (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · id rumah atap (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · gl alpendre (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · es ático (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · id atap lapangan (any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court) · de Schrägdach (any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court) · it attico (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ru фли́гель (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ru тент (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · fi katsomon katto (any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court) · cs přístřešek (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ga díonteach (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · sh nadstrešnica (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · cs střešní byt (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · pl przybudówka (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · fr penthouse (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ja ペントハウス (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · nl dakappartement (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · cmn 裙樓 /裙楼 (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · fi suoja (something forming a shelter or canopy) · is þakhýsi (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · es ático (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · fr appentis (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ko 펜트하우스 (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ru пристро́йка (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · it attico (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · de Dachwohnung (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · fi kattohuoneisto (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ru пентха́ус (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · bg тента (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ru надстро́йка (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ga cleiteán (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · nl penthouse (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · id griya tawang (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · fa پنتهاوس (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · cs přístavek (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · is þakíbúð (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · cy pentis (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · nl afdak (something forming a shelter or canopy) · ga sceimheal (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · el ρετιρέ (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · cmn 空中別墅 /空中别墅 (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · sv takvåning (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · cmn 側斜屋頂 /侧斜屋顶 (any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court) · cmn 耳房 (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · ga cleitín (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · cy penty (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · sv vindsvåning (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · bg козирка (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · cy penty (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · sv vindsvåning (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building) · fr attique (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · ka პენტჰაუსი (apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) · fi kylkirakennus (structure or annexe extending from the side of a building)