balcone

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *balkô
Frankish *balkōbor.
Medieval Latin balcōbor.
Italian balcone

    Borrowed from Medieval Latin balcōnem. Compare Old Italian balco (“scaffold”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /balˈko.ne/
    • Rhymes: -one
    • Hyphenation: bal‧có‧ne

    Noun

    balcone m (plural balconi)

    1. (architecture) balcony
      Synonyms: terrazza, terrazzo

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: balcó
    • → English: balcony
    • → French: balcon (see there for further descendants)
    • → Hijazi Arabic: بلكونة (balakōna)
    • → Hungarian: balkon
    • → Polish: balkon
    • → Portuguese: balcão
    • → Russian: балкон (balkon)
    • → Spanish: balcón
    • → Turkish: balkon
    • →? Venetan: balcon
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