balayage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French balayage.

Noun

balayage (countable and uncountable, plural balayages)

1. (cosmetics) A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.
2. (mathematics) A method for reconstructing a harmonic function.

Derived terms

• balayaged

 

Translations

cosmetics

• Polish: balejaż (pl) m
• Swedish: balayage

Further reading

• balayage (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From balayer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɛ.jaʒ/ ~ /ba.le.jaʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

balayage m (plural balayages)

1. sweeping, sweep
2. (radar) scanning, scan

Descendants

• → English: balayage
• → German: Balayage
• → Polish: balejaż, balayage

Further reading

• “balayage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French balayage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlɛ.jaʂ/
• Rhymes: -ɛjaʂ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧yage

Noun

balayage m inan

1. (cosmetics) Alternative spelling of balejaż

Declension

Declension of balayage

	singular	plural
nominative	balayage	balayage'e
genitive	balayage'u	balayage'y
dative	balayage'owi	balayage'om
accusative	balayage	balayage'e
instrumental	balayage'em	balayage'ami
locative	balayage'u	balayage'ach
vocative	balayage'u	balayage'e

Further reading

• balayage in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balayage in Polish dictionaries at PWN