lanterneau
French, noun\lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\
lanterneau is spelled L-A-N-T-E-R-N-E-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 155,929th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanterneau is a French masculine noun meaning “skylight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite lanterne au sommet d’une coupole, au-dessus d’un escalier”.
What does lanterneau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineskylight
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite lanterne au sommet d’une coupole, au-dessus d’un escalier. 2. Partie surélevée d’une toiture avec un vitrage sur le pourtour.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lanterneau
- lanterneaux plural
- lanternon
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanterneau?
- \lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\
- [lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lanterneau in French?
lanterneau appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).