How do you say narthex in Spanish?

Question

Here at church we have a narthex. How do we call it in Spanish? thanks

Answer 1

Have you tried to double-click on the word you want to translate? The answer magically appears on the screen.

I already did it but the translation is not very accurate. my mexican friend here says that she has never heard of 'nártex' in Spanish - dsmith70, Feb 12, 2011

She tells me that maybe "atrio" could be the world - dsmith70, Feb 12, 2011

Answer 2

I an a native English speaker and I have never heard the word before

Answer 3

Nártex is definitely the word. From the rae-

nártex. (Del gr. bizant. ??????). 1. m. Arq. Atrio o vestíbulo situado a la entrada de las iglesias paleocristianas y bizantinas.

I think the trouble there is that narthex is not that common a word in any language. I've been going to church for 50 years, and only in one of them did anyone refer to a part of the building as a narthex.

Thanks goyo - dsmith70, Feb 12, 2011