trumeau
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trumeau (plural trumeaus or trumeaux)
- (architecture) The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.
- A trumeau mirror.
Translations edit
pillar
mirror — see trumeau mirror
French edit
Etymology edit
Probably Old French *trum, from Frankish *thrum (“stump”) (Proto-Germanic *þrum-), suffixed with -eau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trumeau m (plural trumeaux)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “trumeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French trumeau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trumeau m (invariable)
- (architecture) trumeau
- a type of furniture, especially from the 18th century (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms edit
- trumoncino (diminutive)
Further reading edit
- (sense 2): trumeau on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- trumeau in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana