parallamps

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

parallamps m (invariable)

1. 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.