plafond
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English
Etymology
From French plafond (“ceiling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plafond (plural plafonds)
- A ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated.
- A painting or decoration on a ceiling.
- (anatomy) The tibial plafond.
Translations
decorated ceiling
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painting or decoration itself
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- plafon (superseded)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
plafond n (plural plafonds, diminutive plafondje n or plafonnetje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
plafond m (plural plafonds)
Derived terms
- avoir une araignée au plafond
- bas de plafond
- crever le plafond
- grimper au plafond
- plafond de verre
- plafonnage
- plafonner
- plafonnier
Descendants
- → Catalan: plafó
- → Danish: plafond
- → Dutch: plafond
- → English: plafond
- → Galician: plafón
- → German: Plafond
- → Polish: plafon
- → Portuguese: plafom, plafond
- → Spanish: plafón
Further reading
- “plafond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Noun
plafond m (invariable)
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French plafond.
Pronunciation
Noun
plafond m (plural plafonds)
- Alternative form of plafom
References
- ^ “plafond” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “plafond” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Noun
plafond n (plural plafonduri)
Declension
Declension of plafond
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) plafond | plafondul | (niște) plafonduri | plafondurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) plafond | plafondului | (unor) plafonduri | plafondurilor |
| vocative | plafondule | plafondurilor | ||