canopy

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
2. Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
3. The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
4. In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
5. In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
2. (intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.

Concepten

baldakijn

luifel

troonhemel

draaghemel

hemel

zonnetent

afdak

luif

bedekking

dak

verhemelte

zonnescherm

Synoniemen

awning

baldachin

tester

cover

marquee

umbrella

☔

baldaquin

covering

dome

bed curtains

leaf canopy

cap

top

🔝

tent

⛺

sunshade

shack

shed

encase

engulf

fell

flood

grow over

hood

howdah

incase

include

lean-to

lid

mantle

marquise

mask

😷

obliterate

obscure

obstruct

occult

overgrow

parasol

paste

pavilion

pinnacle

roof

set

shade

shadow

shroud

smother

strew

submerge

tabernacle

thatched roof

Vertalingen

baldaquin

Baldachin

baldacchino

dais

dosel

toldo

marquise

baldaquín

toldo

baldaquino

dossel

baldaquí

Betthimmel

verrière

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkæ.nə.pi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: canapy

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: κώνωψ

In summary

From Middle English canapy, canepie, canapee, canape, canope, from Old French conopé, Medieval Latin canapeum, canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum (“mosquito net, canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon, “mosquito net”), from Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”), of uncertain origin. More at Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps). Doublet of canapé and conopeum.