In Italian a dormer is called “abbaino”, with the accent on the i, a word that sounds strange even to us. The obvious etym would be “abbaiare” (to bark), but this is not the case. It does probably come from the old Genoese dialectal form abbaèn, which literally means a young abbot, but was often used for young friars. In fact, the slate cover of the dormers was similar to the grey of the young friars' frocks. Others say that it is a form of “abbadino”, which comes from “badare” (to watch), or from the French baie (an opening in a wall).External links: Dormer (Wikipedia)
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The text makes it even more a mystery to look at.
Please have a good new week.
Great post. I just learned a lot!
It looks lonely. It's probably wondering why it's called like that.
Anyhow, it's a good observation deck.
Bella lezione di lingua! Ciao, Arianna
I had even forgotten the English word dormer.
It is fun to play with etymologies.
Interesting etymology.
Interesting.
That would be a vindskupa in Swedish.
This reminds me of the window I posted on chimney day! :-) Lovely.
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