Gardine

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German

Etymology

From early modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiːnə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Gardine f (genitive Gardine, plural Gardinen)

  1. thin, translucid (often partly transparent) curtain covering a window

Declension

Declension of Gardine
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gardine die Gardinen
genitive einer der Gardine der Gardinen
dative einer der Gardine den Gardinen
accusative eine die Gardine die Gardinen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: gardina
  • → Silesian: gardina
  • → Lower Sorbian: gardina

See also

  • Vorhang (curtain in general, particularly opaque)

Further reading

  • “Gardine” in Duden online
  • “Gardine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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