guirlande
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Danish
Etymology
From French guirlande, from Old French garlande, presumably a derivation from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guirlande c (singular definite guirlanden, plural indefinite guirlander)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | guirlande | guirlanden | guirlander | guirlanderne |
| genitive | guirlandes | guirlandens | guirlanders | guirlandernes |
Further reading
Dutch
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Noun
guirlande c (plural guirlandes, diminutive guirlandetje n)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French garlande, probably derived from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz; compare Old High German wieren, English wire.
Pronunciation
Noun
guirlande f (plural guirlandes)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “guirlande”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.