German

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Etymology

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From early modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (curtain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiːnə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
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Noun

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Gardine f (genitive Gardine, plural Gardinen)

  1. thin, translucid (often partly transparent) curtain covering a window

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: gardina
  • Lower Sorbian: gardina
  • Silesian: gardina

See also

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  • Vorhang (curtain in general, particularly opaque)

Further reading

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  • Gardine” in Duden online
  • Gardine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache