narthex

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narthex

/ˈnɑɹθɛks/ US
/ˈnɑːθɛks/ UK

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From Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel; casket”), a Pre-Greek word, as suggested by the suffix. See also νάρδος (nárdos, “nard”).

noun narthexes · narthices

A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches. we were in the antechamber, called the narthex, which runs across the front of any Byzantine church [...].

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noun vestibule leading to the nave

Español	nártex
Português	nártex
Français	narthex
Deutsch	Rute, Narthex
Italiano	nartece
Ελληνικά	νάρθηκας nárthikas
Русский	притво́р pritvór, на́ртекса nárteksa

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@misc{narthex_2026,
  title = {narthex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narthex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}