pont-levis
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French pont levëiz, the two elements ultimately from Latin pontem (“bridge”) and levāre (“lift”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pont-levis m (plural ponts-levis)
Further reading edit
- “pont-levis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.