parallamps

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ llamps (“lightning bolts”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpa.ɾəˈʎams]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌpa.ɾaˈʎams]

Noun

parallamps m (invariable)

lightning rod (a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning)

Further reading

“parallamps” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“parallamps”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“parallamps” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“parallamps” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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