trombe

See also: trombé

English

Noun

trombe (plural trombes)

Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”)

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin thrombus, from Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾom.bə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾom.be/

Noun

trombe m (plural trombes)

(medicine) thrombus

Related terms

trombosi

Further reading

“trombe” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Middle French, borrowed from Italian tromba. Doublet of trompe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃b/

Noun

trombe f (plural trombes)

waterspout

Derived terms

en trombe

Descendants

→ English: tromp
→ German: Trombe
- → Swedish: tromb

Further reading

“trombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

tomber

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrom.be/
Rhymes: -ombe
Hyphenation: tróm‧be

Noun

trombe

plural of tromba

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