paravan
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Paravan.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French paravent.
Noun
paravan n (plural paravane)
- screen (divider)
Declension
Declension of paravan
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) paravan | paravanul | (niște) paravane | paravanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) paravan | paravanului | (unor) paravane | paravanelor |
| vocative | paravanule | paravanelor | ||
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English paravane.
Noun
paravan c
Declension
| Declension of paravan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | paravan | paravanen | paravaner | paravanerna |
| Genitive | paravans | paravanens | paravaners | paravanernas |
Further reading
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پاراوان (paravan, “folding screen”), from French paravent.
Pronunciation
Noun
paravan (definite accusative paravanı, plural paravanlar)
Declension
Adjective
paravan
- (figuratively) (of a person or establishment) Whose authority is taken advantage of without its knowing.
- (figuratively) (of a person or establishment) Covering an illegal activity while disguised as legitimate.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “paravan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “paravan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “paravan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3776