tonoz
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طولوس (tolos, “vault”), from Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “rotunda; vault”).
Noun
[edit]tonoz (definite accusative tonozu, plural tonozlar)
- vault, an arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling
- (by extension) vault, any arched ceiling or roof
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tonoz”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4863
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tonoz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük