lutrin

See also: lütrin

French

Etymology

From Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lēctus, perfect passive participle of legō (“to read”). The noun was influenced by lu, past participle of lire, from a similar root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.tʁɛ̃/

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Noun

lutrin m (plural lutrins)

1. lectern

Descendants

• → Dutch: lutrijn

Further reading

• “lutrin” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “lutrin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Paronyms

• lutin