abat-jour

== English == === Alternative forms === abatjour === Etymology === Borrowed from French abat-jour. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/, /ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊɹ/ === Noun === abat-jour (plural abat-jours) A skylight. 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. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors ((Can we date this quote?)), “abat-jour”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “abat-jour”, in Collins English Dictionary. “abat-jour”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === From abat (“breaks down”) +‎ jour (“light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ba.ʒuʁ/ === Noun === abat-jour m (plural abat-jours or abat-jour) lampshade (dated) eyeshade (architecture) skylight ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “abat-jour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French abat-jour. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.baˈʒur/ Rhymes: -ur === Noun === abat-jour m or (occasionally) f (invariable) lampshade a lamp with a lampshade, particularly a bedside lamp === Further reading === abat-jour in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === abat-jour m (plural abat-jours) (Jersey) blind == Romagnol == === Etymology === From French abat-jour. === Pronunciation === (Central Romagnol) IPA(key): [ɐbɐˈðuːɾ] (Ravenna) IPA(key): [ɐbɐˈðuːɾ] === Noun === abat-jour m (plural abat-jour) abat-jour === References === Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 1