Gardine
German
Etymology
From early modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Medieval Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), from Latin cohors (“court, enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiːnə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
Audio (file)
Noun
Gardine f (genitive Gardine, plural Gardinen)
- thin, translucid (often partly transparent) curtain covering a window
Declension
Declension of Gardine
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Gardine | die | Gardinen |
genitive | einer | der | Gardine | der | Gardinen |
dative | einer | der | Gardine | den | Gardinen |
accusative | eine | die | Gardine | die | Gardinen |
Derived terms
- Gardinenpredigt
- Gardinenstange
Descendants
- → Lower Sorbian: gardina
See also
- Vorhang (curtain in general, particularly opaque)
Further reading
- Gardine in Duden online