English Explanatory Dictionary

balcony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
  2. An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

Pronunciation

/ˈbælkəni/ /bælˈkəʊni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-balcony.wav en-us-balcony.ogg

Word forms

balcony balconies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *balkô Frankish *balkōbor. Medieval Latin balcōbor. Italian balconebor. English balcony From Italian balcone (“balcony, floor-length window”), from Old Italian balcone (“scaffold”) from Lombardic *balk, *balko (“beam”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Akin to Old High German balco, balcho (“beam”), Old English balca (“beam, ridge”). More at balk.

Derived words

balconette balconette bra balconic balconied balcony bra balconylike Juliet balcony
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