Masculine
Baldachin
Meaning
canopy, dais, baldaquin (ornamental roof over an altar, throne, bed etc.)
Synonyms
Translations
baldaquin
baldacchino
baldakijn
baldaquín
dosselPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaldaˌxiːn/
Etymology
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”).
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