pavillon

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English

Noun

pavillon (plural pavillons)

  1. Archaic form of pavilion.

Danish

Etymology

From French pavillon.

Noun

pavillon c (singular definite pavillonen, plural indefinite pavilloner)

  1. pavilion

Declension

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pavillon, from Old French paveilun, inherited from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of papillon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.vi.jɔ̃/
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Noun

pavillon m (plural pavillons)

  1. pavilion (tent, structure, ear part)
  2. ensign, flag (nautical flag)
  3. house, villa, lodge
  4. (music) bell (part of brass instrument)
  5. (heraldry) pavilion
  6. (nautical) colours

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French paveilun.

Noun

pavillon m (plural pavillons)

  1. building (precise definition varies)

Descendants

  • French: pavillon

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (pavillon, supplement)