pardessus

See also: par-dessus

English

Etymology

From French pardessus de viole.

Noun

pardessus (plural pardessus)

(music) A pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family.

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

surpassed

French

Etymology

From par-dessus (“over the top of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paʁ.də.sy/
pardessus (file)

Noun

pardessus m (plural pardessus)

overcoat (garment)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: پاردسو (pardösü)
- Turkish: pardösü
→ Persian: پاردسو (pârdesu)
→ Romanian: pardesiu
→ Vietnamese: ba-đờ-xuy

Further reading

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

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