paratonnerre
French
Etymology
From para- (“protection against”) + tonnerre (“thunder”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
paratonnerre m (plural paratonnerres)
- lightning rod
Descendants
- → Romanian: paratoner
- → Turkish: paratoner
See also
- parafoudre
Further reading
- “paratonnerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.