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abat-jour

/ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
abat-jour
IPA
/ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skylight.

noun

A sloping, box-like structure, flaring upward and open at the top, attached to a window on the outside, to prevent those within from seeing objects below, or for the purpose of directing light downward into the window.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Germanicbor. Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Gaulishbor. Latin battuō Latin battō Late Latin abbattō Old French abatre Middle French abbatre French abat Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnusnom. Late Latin diurnum Old French jor Middle French jour French jour French abat-jourbor. English abat-jour Borrowed from French abat-jour.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/

Inflected Forms

abat-jours (plural) abatjour (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce abat-jour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/.
What does abat-jour mean?
A skylight.
Where does abat-jour come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Germanicbor. Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Gaulishbor. Latin battuō Latin battō Late Latin abbattō Old French abatre Middle French abbatre French abat Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnusnom. Late Latin diurnum Old French jor Middle French jour French jour French abat-jourbor. English abat-jour Borrowed from French abat-jour.

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