duvet
English
editEtymology
editFrom French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”).
Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”), Dutch dons (“down”). More at down.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: do͞o'vā, IPA(key): /d(j)uːˈveɪ/, /ˈd(j)uːveɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːveɪ
Noun
editduvet (plural duvets)
- (British, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
- (US) Short for duvet cover.
Synonyms
edit- (padded quilt): comforter (USA); doona (Australia); quilt (USA); continental quilt (UK)
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”).[1]
Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at English down.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editduvet m (plural duvets)
- (uncountable) down (soft, fine feathers)
- down, fuzz (on face, peach, etc)
- (down-filled) sleeping bag
- duvet, continental quilt
- (Belgium, Switzerland) eiderdown
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 351, duvet
Further reading
edit- “duvet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”).
Noun
editduvet m (plural duvets)
Swedish
editAdjective
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