paraply

Danish

Etymology

From French parapluie, from para- (“against”) +‎ pluie (“rain”). The first element is borrowed from Italian para-, from the verb parare (“to shield”), from Latin parare (“to prepare”). The second element is the noun pluie, from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɑɑˈpʰl̥yˀ]

Noun

paraply c (singular definite paraplyen, plural indefinite paraplyer)

1. umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain)
2. umbrella organisation (an organisation serving the interests of a group of other organisations)

Declension

Declension of paraply

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	paraply	paraplyen	paraplyer	paraplyerne
genitive	paraplys	paraplyens	paraplyers	paraplyernes

Further reading

• “paraply” in Den Danske Ordbog
• paraply on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Noun

paraply m (definite singular paraplyen, indefinite plural paraplyer, definite plural paraplyene)

1. an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

Derived terms

• paraplyorganisasjon

References

• “paraply” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Noun

paraply m (definite singular paraplyen, indefinite plural paraplyar, definite plural paraplyane)

1. an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (as above)

Derived terms

• paraplyorganisasjon

References

• “paraply” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /para¹plyː/

Noun

paraply n

1. umbrella; cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain.

Declension

Declension of paraply
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	paraply	paraplyet	paraplyer	paraplyerna
Genitive	paraplys	paraplyets	paraplyers	paraplyernas

See also

• parasoll

Further reading

• paraply in Svensk ordbok.