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Baldachin
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baldachin báldachin Baldachin
German
Etymology
From de gmh baldekīn, from de it baldacchino, derived from it Baldacca the city of Baghdad, from de ar بَغْداد, from de pal -. The modern German spelling and pronunciation through readaptation to the Italian form, likely reinforced by association with de Dach roof.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbaldaˌxiːn/
de De-Baldachin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Baldachin.ogg Austria
Noun
m,s:es
canopy, dais, baldaquin ornamental roof over an altar, throne, bed etc.
de Himmel Altarhimmel Thronhimmel Betthimmel
Declension
m,s:es
Related terms
de Baldachinspinne
Further reading