Definition
Something that serves as an early version, model, or indication of what something will become in the future; a prototype or predecessor.
Etymology
From 'fore-' (before) + 'type' (a model or representation). Developed in religious and scholarly contexts from Greek 'typos' meaning image or impression, originally used in theology to describe Old Testament foreshadowing.
Kelly Says
Medieval theologians used 'foretype' to argue that figures like Moses were foreytpes of Jesus, essentially claiming history itself was a carefully planned narrative—making this a word that shaped how Western culture thought about destiny and meaning.
Translations
ARالعربية
نوع السفينة
noo-b as-sa-feen-a
BNবাংলা
প্রান্ত
pro-an-ta
CACatalà
part superior
part su-pe-ri-or
CSČeština
přední hrana
pre-dní hra-na
DEDeutsch
Bugtyp
bo͝oɡ-tiep
ELΕλληνικά
πλώρη
plow-ree
ESEspañol
tipo de proa
tee-po de pro-a
FAفارسی
قسم جلو
qism jelo
FRFrançais
type de proue
tee-p de pro-e
GUGU
ઉપરની ભાગ
u-pa-ni bha-ag
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वी छत
poor-vee chat
HUMagyar
első szél
el-so sze-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
jenis bagian depan
je-nis ba-ga-ian de-pan
IGIG
nke a mbụ
n-ke a m-bu
ITItaliano
tipo di prua
tee-po di pro-a
JA日本語
マストの先端のタイプ
masuto no saki-tan no taipu
KMKM
ចំនុចទើប
cham-nun-teu-b
MSBahasa Melayu
bahagian hadapan
ba-ha-gian ha-da-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ပိုင်း
shwe-ping
NLNederlands
vooraan
vo-ra-an
PLPolski
typ żagla
tiep zha-gla
PTPortuguês
tipo de proa
tee-po de pro-a
RORomână
deasupra
dee-as-upra
RUРусский
тип носа
tip nosa
SVSvenska
förstag
för-stahg
SWKiswahili
mbele
m-be-le
TAதமிழ்
முன் பகுதி
mun pa-kthi
TEతెలుగు
ముందు భాగం
mun-du bha-gam
THไทย
ส่วนบนของหัวเรือ
suan bon khoang hua ruea
TLTL
unang bahagi
oo-nang ba-ha-gi
UKУкраїнська
передня частина
perednya cha-styna
VITiếng Việt
mái trên
mai tren
ZH中文
船头类型
chuán tóu lèixing