mezzanine
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mezzanine
- /ˈmɛzəniːn/ UK
- /ˈmɛtsəniːn/ UK
- /ˈmɛzəˌnin/ US
- /ˌmɛzəˈnin/ US
Rhymes with (some pronunciations) -iːn
Where it comes from
PIE word
*médʰyos
The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
noun mezzanines
- An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
- An apartment, room, etc., on such an intermediate floor.
- The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.
- Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.
- In full mezzanine window: a small window at the height of a mezzanine floor (sense 1.1) or an attic, used to light these floors.
- A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.
adjective
- Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are regarded as intermediate in nature, ranking above equity but below secured loans. This new vehicle funded the purchases of these tranches by issuing fixed-income interests to investors who were seeking high returns and who were willing to believe that by repackaging mezzanine tranches in MBS structures, some tranches could be designated as safe enough to obtain a AAA or AA rating
- Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function. To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.
verb mezzanines · mezzanining · mezzanined
- To fit (a building or other place) with a mezzanine floor.
Translations
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noun intermediate floor
| Español | mezzanine, mesanín, mezanín, mezanine, entreplanta, altillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메자닌 mejanin |
| 日本語 | 中二階 chūnikai |
| 中文 | 夾層 /夹层 jiācéng, jiácéng |
| Português | mezanino |
| Français | mezzanine |
| Deutsch | Mezzanin, Empore, Galerie, Galeriegeschoss, Halbgeschoss, Zwischengeschoss |
| Italiano | mezzanino |
| Ελληνικά | ημιόροφος imiórofos |
| Română | mezanin |
| Русский | мезони́н mezonín |
| Tiếng Việt | tầng lửng |
| עברית | קומת ביניים |
adj fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function
| Français | intermédiaire |
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