trombe

See also: trombé

English

Noun

trombe (plural trombes)

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

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɾom.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾom.be]

Noun

trombe m (plural trombes)

1. (medicine) thrombus

Related terms

• trombosi

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃b/

Noun

trombe f (plural trombes)

1. 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

1. plural of tromba

Portuguese

Verb

trombe

1. inflection of trombar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative