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English
Noun
pavillon (plural pavillons)
- Archaic form of pavilion.
Danish
Etymology
From French pavillon.
Noun
pavillon c (singular definite pavillonen, plural indefinite pavilloner)
- pavilion
Declension
Further reading
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French pavillon, from Old French paveilun, inherited from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of papillon.
Pronunciation
Noun
pavillon m (plural pavillons)
- pavilion (tent, structure, ear part)
- ensign, flag (nautical flag)
- house, villa, lodge
- (music) bell (part of brass instrument)
- (heraldry) pavilion
- (nautical) colours
Related terms
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French paveilun.
Noun
pavillon m (plural pavillons)
- building (precise definition varies)
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (pavillon, supplement)