different between baldachin vs baldaquin

English

Noun

baldachin (plural baldachins)

1. Alternative spelling of baldacchin

Romanian

Etymology

From French baldaquin.

Noun

baldachin n (plural baldachine)

1. baldaquin

Declension

Venetian

Noun

baldachin m (plural baldachini)

1. contraption, gadget
2. canopy

English

Alternative forms

• baldachin

Etymology

From French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæld?k?n/

Noun

baldaquin (countable and uncountable, plural baldaquins)

1. (uncountable, archaic) A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work.
2. A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Bagdad (“Baghdad”), where the material originally came from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.da.k??/

Noun

baldaquin m (plural baldaquins)

1. baldaquin, canopy

Derived terms

• lit à baldaquin

Further reading

• “baldaquin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).