pendentif
French, noun/pɑ̃.dɑ̃.tif/
pendentif is spelled P-E-N-D-E-N-T-I-F (9 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,237th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pendentif is a French masculine noun meaning “pendant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portion triangulaire d’une voûte sphérique, placée entre les grands arcs qui supportent une coupole”.
What does pendentif mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinependant
- 2
masculinependentive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portion triangulaire d’une voûte sphérique, placée entre les grands arcs qui supportent une coupole. 2. Bijou qui se porte suspendu au cou par un anneau, une chaînette, un ruban, un cordon, etc. 3. Pendant d’oreille.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pendentif
- pendentifs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pendentif?
- /pɑ̃.dɑ̃.tif/
- \pɑ̃.dɑ̃.tif\
- [pɑ̃.dɑ̃.tif]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pendentif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pendentif in French?
pendentif appears 1.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).