Figurehead
//ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd//
Translations of "figurehead" (22 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | mascaró de proa(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Danish | galionsfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), kransekagefigur(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Dutch | boegbeeld(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Esperanto | prufiguro(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Finnish | keulakuva(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), keulakuva(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| French | fantoche(someone in a nominal position of leadership), figure de proue(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), homme de paille(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| German | Aushängeschild(someone in a nominal position of leadership), Bugfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), Galionsfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), Galionsfigur(someone in a nominal position of leadership), Grüßaugust(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Greek | ακρόπρωρο(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), αχυράνθρωπος(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | akróproro, achyránthropos | |
| Hebrew | גְּלִיף חַרְטוֹם(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | glif khartom | |
| Irish | dealbh tosaigh(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Italian | fantoccio(someone in a nominal position of leadership), polena(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), prestanome(someone in a nominal position of leadership), uomo di paglia(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Malay | angkuk(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Māori | kōneke(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), pākurukuru(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), pītau(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), tētē(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), tētēkura(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gallionsfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), gallionsfigur(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gallionsfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), gallionsfigur(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Polish | aflaston(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), figurant(someone in a nominal position of leadership), figurantka(someone in a nominal position of leadership), galion(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Portuguese | figura de proa(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), laranja(someone in a nominal position of leadership), testa de ferro(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Russian | гальюнная фигу́ра(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), номинальный глава́(someone in a nominal position of leadership), носовое украше́ние(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), подставное лицо́(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | galʹjunnaja figúra, nominalʹnyj glavá, nosovoje ukrašénije, podstavnoje licó | |
| Spanish | cabeza de fierro(someone in a nominal position of leadership), figura decorativa(someone in a nominal position of leadership), hombre de paja(someone in a nominal position of leadership), mascarón de proa(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), testaferro(someone in a nominal position of leadership), testaférrea(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Swedish | förgrundsgestalt(someone in a nominal position of leadership), galjonsbild(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), galjonsfigur(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), galjonsfigur(someone in a nominal position of leadership), målvakt(someone in a nominal position of leadership) | — | |
| Tagalog | roda(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | — | |
| Ukrainian | афласто́н(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship), гальюнна фігу́ра(carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | aflastón, halʹjunna fihúra |
mascaró de proa
galionsfigur, kransekagefigur
boegbeeld
prufiguro
keulakuva, keulakuva
fantoche, figure de proue, homme de paille
Aushängeschild, Bugfigur, Galionsfigur, Galionsfigur, Grüßaugust
dealbh tosaigh
fantoccio, polena, prestanome, uomo di paglia
angkuk
kōneke, pākurukuru, pītau, tētē, tētēkura
gallionsfigur, gallionsfigur
gallionsfigur, gallionsfigur
aflaston, figurant, figurantka, galion
figura de proa, laranja, testa de ferro
гальюнная фигу́ра, номинальный глава́, носовое украше́ние, подставное лицо́
galʹjunnaja figúra, nominalʹnyj glavá, nosovoje ukrašénije, podstavnoje licó
cabeza de fierro, figura decorativa, hombre de paja, mascarón de proa, testaferro, testaférrea
förgrundsgestalt, galjonsbild, galjonsfigur, galjonsfigur, målvakt
roda
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.