Masculine
tamis
- (invariable, masculine) sieve, riddle
- (invariable, masculine) screen (mesh for filtering)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ta.mi/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Late Latin tamisium, from Frankish *tamisu (“sieve, screen”). Cognate with English temse. Compare also regional Italian tamiso.
plate columns
plate towers
seive
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