obélisque
See also: obelisque
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
obélisque m (plural obélisques)
- (architecture) obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)
Descendants edit
- → Polish: obelisk
Further reading edit
- “obélisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.