Rayon

See also: rayon

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Rayón.

Proper noun

Rayon (plural Rayons)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rayon is the 25954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 946 individuals. Rayon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (69.98%) and White (18.92%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French rayon (“department of a store; comb (of honey)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈjɔ̃/, [ʁɛˈjɔ̃ː], [ʁe-], [-ˈjɔŋ], (also) /raˈjɔ̃/, /raˈjɔn/, (especially Austria) /raˈjoːn/

Noun

Rayon m (strong, genitive Rayons, plural Rayons or Rayone)

1. (Austria, Switzerland, else archaic) domain, sector, district, precinct (area for which one is responsible)

   Synonyms: Bereich, Bezirk, Revier

2. Alternative spelling of Rajon (“raion, administrative unit”)

Usage notes

• The choice of the plural is the same as in Balkon, which see.

Declension

Declension of Rayon [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rayon	die	Rayons, Rayone
genitive	eines	des	Rayons	der	Rayons, Rayone
dative	einem	dem	Rayon	den	Rayons, Rayonen
accusative	einen	den	Rayon	die	Rayons, Rayone

Noun

Rayon n (strong, genitive Rayons, plural Rayons)

1. (Switzerland) department of a store

Declension

Declension of Rayon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rayon	die	Rayons
genitive	eines	des	Rayons	der	Rayons
dative	einem	dem	Rayon	den	Rayons
accusative	ein	das	Rayon	die	Rayons

Further reading

• “Rayon” in Duden online