Baldachin

canopy, dais, baldaquin (ornamental roof over an altar, throne, bed etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaldaˌxiːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: baldekīn

In summary

From Middle High German baldekīn, from Italian baldacchino, derived from Baldacca (“the city of Baghdad”), from Arabic بَغْداد (baḡdād), from Middle Persian. The modern German spelling and pronunciation through readaptation to the Italian form, likely reinforced by association with Dach (“roof”).

Concepts

canopy

baldachin

baldaquin

priestly minstrel’s reed hood

awning

baldacchin

dome

panoply

Synonyms

Traghimmel

Betthimmel

Himmelsgewölbe

Markise

Sonnenschutz

Sonnensegel

Thronhimmel

Vorzelt

Himmel

Translations

baldaquin

baldacchino

baldakijn

dais

baldaquín

draaghemel

hemel

dosel

palio

baldaquino

troonhemel

dossel

baldachim

luifel

toldo