pont torneiz

Old French

Alternative forms

  • pont tornëis (late)

Etymology

From pont (“bridge”) +‎ tornëiz (literally “turnable”).

Noun

pont torneiz oblique singular, m (oblique plural pont torneiz, nominative singular pont torneiz, nominative plural pont torneiz)

  1. swingbridge

Descendants

  • French: pont tournis (obsolete)

References

  • Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.
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