cardigan
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A button-up cardigan.
English
Etymology
Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cardigan (plural cardigans)
- A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
Derived terms
Descendants
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- → Catalan: càrdigan
- → Czech: kardigan
- → Esperanto: kardigano
- → French: cardigan
- → Romanian: cardigan
- → German: Cardigan
- → Hebrew: קְרְדִיגָן (kárdigan)
- → Hungarian: kardigán
- → Irish: cairdeagan
- → Italian: cardigan
- → Japanese: カーディガン (kādigan)
- → Korean: 카디건 (kadigeon)
- → Malay: kardigan
- → Maltese: kardigan
- → Polish: kardigan
- → Portuguese: cardigan, cardigã
- → Russian: кардига́н (kardigán)
- → Spanish: cárdigan
- → Swedish: cardigan
- → Welsh: cardigan
Translations
type of sweater
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cardigan m (plural cardigans)
Descendants
- → Romanian: cardigan
Further reading
- “cardigan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cardigan m (plural cardigans)
- cardigan (type of sweater)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cardigan, from English cardigan.
Noun
cardigan n (plural cardigane)
Declension
Declension of cardigan
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cardigan | cardiganul | (niște) cardigane | cardiganele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cardigan | cardiganului | (unor) cardigane | cardiganelor |
| vocative | cardiganule | cardiganelor | ||
Swedish
Noun
cardigan c
- a cardigan
Declension
| Declension of cardigan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | cardigan | cardiganen | cardiganer | cardiganerna |
| Genitive | cardigans | cardiganens | cardiganers | cardiganernas |