filigran
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filigran
See also: Filigran
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French filigrane (“filigree, watermark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
filigran n (singular definite filigrannet or filigranet, plural indefinite filigranner or filigraner)
Declension
Declension of filigran
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | filigran | filigrannet filigranet |
filigranner filigraner |
filigrannerne filigranerne |
| genitive | filigrans | filigrannets filigranets |
filigranners filigraners |
filigrannernes filigranernes |
References
German
Etymology
From Filigran.
Pronunciation
Adjective
filigran (strong nominative masculine singular filigraner, comparative filigraner, superlative am filigransten)
- filigreed (having or resembling filigree ornamentation); (by extension) delicate
- Synonyms: fein, feingliedrig
- 1906, Robert Musil, Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß [The Confusions of Young Törless], Wiener Verlag:
- Er überschüttete ihn mit dem Spotte des Vernünftigen, zerstörte barbarisch das filigrane Gebäude, in dem dessen Seele heimisch war, und sie gingen im Zorne auseinander.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana.
Pronunciation
Noun
filigran m inan (diminutive filigranek)
- filigree (delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)
- something or someone very delicate
- (philately) watermark (translucent design impressed on paper)
- Synonym: znak wodny
Declension
Declension of filigran
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | filigran | filigrany |
| genitive | filigranu | filigranów |
| dative | filigranowi | filigranom |
| accusative | filigran | filigrany |
| instrumental | filigranem | filigranami |
| locative | filigranie | filigranach |
| vocative | filigranie | filigrany |
Derived terms
adjective
verb
Related terms
adverb
nouns
Further reading
- filigran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- filigran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French filigrane (“filigree, watermark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
filigran n (plural filigrane)
- filigree (a delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)
Further reading
- filigran in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فیلیغران (filigran), from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana.
Pronunciation
Noun
filigran (definite accusative filigranı, plural filigranlar)
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “filigran”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1591