Gardine
German
editEtymology
editFrom early modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiːnə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
Audio: (file)
Noun
editGardine f (genitive Gardine, plural Gardinen)
- thin, translucid (often partly transparent) curtain covering a window
Declension
editDeclension of Gardine [feminine]
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSee also
edit- Vorhang (curtain in general, particularly opaque)
Further reading
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