baldakijn
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch baudekijn, baldekijn, from Old French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, derived from a mediaeval European name for Bagdad.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baldakijn m or n (plural baldakijnen or baldakijns, diminutive baldakijntje n)
- a canopy, a baldaquin (e.g. above a throne, bed, altar or statue)
- De gordijnen voor de nis zijn hier in plaats van een baldakijn.
- The curtains in front of the niche are a substitute for the canopy.
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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