gazon
English
Etymology
Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).
Noun
gazon (plural gazons)
- One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.
Anagrams
- Zango, zogan
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“moisture; ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ga‧zon
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)
- lawn
Related terms
- waas
French
Etymology
From Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.zɔ̃/, /ɡɑ.zɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
gazon m (plural gazons)
- lawn
- turf; grass
Derived terms
- gazon anglais
- hockey sur gazon
- tondeuse à gazon
See also
- herbe
- pelouse
Further reading
- “gazon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Etymology
gaz + -on
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɒzon]
- Hyphenation: ga‧zon
Noun
gazon
- superessive singular of gaz
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French gazon.
Noun
gazon
- grass, turf
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Romanian
Etymology
From French gazon.
Noun
gazon n (uncountable)
- grass
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) gazon | gazonul |
genitive/dative | (unui) gazon | gazonului |
vocative | gazonule |
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French gazon.
Noun
gazon
- grass, turf
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français