different between catwalk vs passerelle

English

Etymology

cat +? walk

Pronunciation

Noun

catwalk (plural catwalks)

1. (nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
2. Any similar elevated walkway.
3. A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway
4. (by extension, "the catwalk") The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

Synonyms

• (platform for fashion shows): runway

Descendants

• ? Norwegian Bokmål: catwalk
• ? Norwegian Nynorsk: catwalk

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English catwalk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?t.??lk/
• Hyphenation: cat?walk

Noun

catwalk m (plural catwalks)

1. catwalk (narrow elevated stage on which models parade)

Hypernyms

• platform
• podium

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalker, definite plural catwalkene)

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “catwalk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalkar, definite plural catwalkane)

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From French passerelle.

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

French

Etymology

passer +? -elle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.s??l/

Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

1. footbridge
2. (nautical) bridge
3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
4. (computing) gateway

Derived terms

• passerelle himalayenne

Descendants

• ? English: passerelle
• ? German: Passerelle
• ? Italian: passerella
  • ? Spanish: pasarela

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lle

Noun

passerelle f

1. plural of passerella