gardin
Danish
Etymology
From German Gardine (“curtain”), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Medieval Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), from Latin cohors (“court, enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡardiːn/, [ɡ̊ɑˈd̥iːˀn]
- Rhymes: -in
Inflection
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gardin | gardinet | gardiner | gardinerne |
genitive | gardins | gardinets | gardiners | gardinernes |
Middle English
Norman
Alternative forms
- gardîn (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old Northern French gardin, Medieval Latin gardinus (“garden”) or oblique form of *gard, from Old Norse garðr (“yard, garden”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô, from *gardaz (“yard”). Compare French jardin, from Old French jardin.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin cortina, via German Gardine.
Noun
gardin m or f or n (definite singular gardinen or gardina or gardinet, indefinite plural gardiner or gardin, definite plural gardinene or gardina)
- a curtain
References
- “gardin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin cortina, via German Gardine.
Noun
gardin f (definite singular gardina, indefinite plural gardiner, definite plural gardinene)
gardin n (definite singular gardinet, indefinite plural gardin, definite plural gardina)
- a curtain
References
- “gardin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Early Medieval Latin jardinus, of Germanic origin. See also English garden.
Noun
gardin oblique singular, m (oblique plural gardins, nominative singular gardins, nominative plural gardin)
- (Picardy, Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) garden (large outdoor area with plants and trees)
Swedish

Etymology
From Low German Gardine, from Early Modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Medieval Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), from Latin cohors.
Noun
gardin c
Declension
Declension of gardin | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gardin | gardinen | gardiner | gardinerna |
Genitive | gardins | gardinens | gardiners | gardinernas |
Derived terms
- gardinarrangemang
- gardinkappa
- gardinring
- gardinspringa
- gardinstång
- gardinuppsättning
- rullgardin
- tyllgardin
See also
References
Yagara
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.