tumberel

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

tumber, variant of tomber (“to fall”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

Noun

tumberel oblique singular, m (oblique plural tumbereaus or tumbereax or tumberiaus or tumberiax or tumberels, nominative singular tumbereaus or tumbereax or tumberiaus or tumberiax or tumberels, nominative plural tumberel)

  1. fall (instance of falling)
  2. trap
  3. trebuchet

Descendants

  • → English: tumbril (historical)
  • → Italian: tombarello
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