afghan
See also: Afghan
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/, /ˈæfɡən/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Noun
afghan (plural afghans)
- A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.ɡɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Adjective
afghan (feminine afghane, masculine plural afghans, feminine plural afghanes)
- (relational) of Afghanistan; Afghan
Derived terms
- lévrier afghan
Further reading
- “afghan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
afghan m (definite singular afghanen, indefinite plural afghanar, definite plural afghanane)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of afghanar
Swedish
afghan (2)
Etymology
From Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, “Afghan”).
Noun
afghan c
- Afghan; person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan
- Synonym of afghanhund (“Afghan Hound”).
Declension
| Declension of afghan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | afghan | afghanen | afghaner | afghanerna |
| Genitive | afghans | afghanens | afghaners | afghanernas |
Related terms
- Afghanistan n (“Afghanistan”)
- afghanska c (“afghan female”)
- afghansk (“Afghan”, adjective)