caftan
English edit
Noun edit
caftan (plural caftans)
- Alternative spelling of kaftan
- 1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 456:
- From the pocket of her discarded caftan she lifted a thick medallion and set it in place around her neck.
- 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 12:
- Still, he did look striking in his long white flowing pants and a white caftan.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caftan m (plural caftans)
- kaftan (long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean)
Further reading edit
- “caftan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
caftan m (plural caftans)
- kaftan (long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).
Noun edit
caftan n (plural caftane)
Declension edit
Declension of caftan
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) caftan | caftanul | (niște) caftane | caftanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) caftan | caftanului | (unor) caftane | caftanelor |
vocative | caftanule | caftanelor |