paratonnerre

French

Etymology

From para- (“protection against”) +‎ tonnerre (“thunder”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

paratonnerre m (plural paratonnerres)

1. lightning rod

Descendants

• → Romanian: paratoner
• → Turkish: paratoner

See also

• parafoudre

 

Further reading

• “paratonnerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.