ridå
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French rideau, used in Swedish since 1787.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun edit
ridå c
- a curtain (in a theatre)
- för öppen ridå ― in open daylight, in public view
- ridån går upp ― the play begins
- ridå! ― the end! (the end of an act, when the curtain comes down)
Declension edit
| Declension of ridå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ridå | ridån | ridåer | ridåerna |
| Genitive | ridås | ridåns | ridåers | ridåernas |
Related terms edit
See also edit
- draperi
- förlåt
- gardin (curtain in front of a window)
- förhänge (curtain in front of an opening rather than a window)
- skynke