pardessus
See also: par-dessus
English edit
Etymology edit
From French pardessus de viole.
Noun edit
pardessus (plural pardessus)
- (music) A pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From par-dessus (“over the top of”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pardessus m (plural pardessus)
- overcoat (garment)
Descendants edit
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاردسو (pardösü)
- Turkish: pardösü
- → Persian: پاردسو (pârdesu)
- → Romanian: pardesiu
Further reading edit
- “pardessus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.