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.

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