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dormered

dormered

7.5
With small windows that stick out of the roof to give light to upstairs rooms
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɔrmərd/
translation icon : con buhardilla
  • They bought a dormered house to have more light in the upstairs rooms.

Examples

  • The dormered cottage looked charming in the countryside.

  • From the street, the dormered roof gave the building a classic appearance.

  • The dormered house stood out in the neighborhood.

  • They loved the dormered attic room filled with light.

  • The charming house featured a dormered loft that had large windows for plenty of natural light.

  • Renovating the old cabin included adding a dormered roof to increase the living space.

  • They installed a dormered window above the staircase, enhancing both light and style.

Surface Forms

dormered positive

Morphology

dormered = dormer (transparent) = dormer + ed

Formed by adding the adjectival '-ed' to the noun 'dormer' meaning 'having dormer windows', which learners who know 'dormer' can readily infer.

Etymology

Dormered comes from the same root as dormitory and dorm, from dorm- meaning 'to sleep', because a dormer was originally a window for small sleeping rooms under the roof. So a dormered house has one or more windows that stick out of the roof to give light and more space to the upstairs rooms.