trumeau

English

A trumeau

Etymology

From French trumeau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹuːˈməʊ/

Noun

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

pillar

Dutch: trumeau (nl) m
Finnish: trymoo (fi)
French: trumeau (fr) m

German: Trumeau (de) m
Russian: трюмо́ (ru) n (trjumó)

mirror — see trumeau mirror

French

Etymology

Probably Old French *trum, from Frankish *thrum (“stump”) (Proto-Germanic *þrum-), suffixed with -eau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁy.mo/
Audio (file)

Noun

trumeau m (plural trumeaux)

Further reading

“trumeau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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