diaphan
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French diaphane, from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
diaphan (strong nominative masculine singular diaphaner, not comparable)
- diaphanous, translucent
- Synonyms: durchscheinend, durchsichtig
Declension
Positive forms of diaphan (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist diaphan | sie ist diaphan | es ist diaphan | sie sind diaphan | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diaphaner | diaphane | diaphanes | diaphane |
| genitive | diaphanen | diaphaner | diaphanen | diaphaner | |
| dative | diaphanem | diaphaner | diaphanem | diaphanen | |
| accusative | diaphanen | diaphane | diaphanes | diaphane | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diaphane | die diaphane | das diaphane | die diaphanen |
| genitive | des diaphanen | der diaphanen | des diaphanen | der diaphanen | |
| dative | dem diaphanen | der diaphanen | dem diaphanen | den diaphanen | |
| accusative | den diaphanen | die diaphane | das diaphane | die diaphanen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diaphaner | eine diaphane | ein diaphanes | (keine) diaphanen |
| genitive | eines diaphanen | einer diaphanen | eines diaphanen | (keiner) diaphanen | |
| dative | einem diaphanen | einer diaphanen | einem diaphanen | (keinen) diaphanen | |
| accusative | einen diaphanen | eine diaphane | ein diaphanes | (keine) diaphanen | |
