dormer

Meaning

1. A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of dormer-window.

Synonyms

dormer window

skylight

dormitory

hatch

oriel

roof

scuttle

transom

ventilator

window

🪟

lucarne

roof dormer

transom window

alcove

dormant window

casement

Translations

Dachgaube

lucarne

Dachfenster

Dachgaubenfenster

outeau

φεγγίτης

lucernario

mansarda

dakvenster

buharda

الشباك

claraboya

lluerna

llucana

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔɹmɚ/

Etymology

From Middle French dormoir (“sleeping room”), from dormir (“to sleep”).