presenning
Dutch
Etymology
Most likely from Portuguese percinta, ultimately from Latin praecingo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
presenning f (plural presenningen, diminutive presenninkje n)
- tarpaulin
Descendants
- Norwegian: presenning
- Polish: brezent
- Russian: брезент (brezent)
- Swedish: presenning
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Dutch presenning, ultimately from Latin praecingo. Russian брезент (brezént) and Polish brezent are from the same source.
Noun
presenning m (definite singular presenningen, indefinite plural presenninger, definite plural presenningene)
- a tarpaulin
References
- “presenning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Dutch presenning, ultimately from Latin praecingo.
Noun
presenning m (definite singular presenningen, indefinite plural presenningar, definite plural presenningane)
- a tarpaulin
References
- “presenning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Dutch presenning, like Norwegian Bokmål presenning.
Noun
presenning c
- tarpaulin
Inflection
| Declension of presenning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | presenning | presenningen | presenningar | presenningarna |
| Genitive | presennings | presenningens | presenningars | presenningarnas |