orgue

== English == === Etymology === From French orgue, from Latin organum (“organ, instrument, tool”), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of organ, organon, and organum. === Noun === orgue (plural orgues) (military) Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack. (military) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously. === Anagrams === rogue, rouge, Rouge, Rogue == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin organum. Doublet of òrgan, which was borrowed from Latin; doublet of àrguens and argue, which were also inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔr.ɡə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔɾ.ɣe] === Noun === orgue m (plural orgues or òrguens) (organ instruments) organ (firearms) (historical) A set of arquebus which could be fired all at once or one by one. ==== Related terms ==== òrgan === Further reading === “orgue”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin organum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon). Doublet of organe, a later borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʁɡ/ === Noun === orgue m (plural orgues) (music) organ ==== Usage notes ==== Conventionally, orgue is grammatically masculine in the singular, but feminine in the plural; the same applies to amour and délice. ==== Derived terms ==== orgue de Barbarie point d'orgue ==== Descendants ==== → Iranian Persian: اُرْگ (org) → Turkish: org === See also === orgues === Further reading === “orgue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === rouge == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French orgue. === Noun === orgue m (plural orgues) (Jersey, music) organ ==== Related terms ==== organiste (“organist”)