Feminine

voûte

Meaning

  1. (feminine) arch
  2. (feminine) vault

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vut/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French volte, from Vulgar Latin *volta < *volvita or *volŭta, for Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Compare Italian volta; cf. also Spanish bóveda.

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