hennin

See also: Hennin

English

hennin

Noun

hennin (plural hennins)

(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

Translations

medieval headgear

Dutch: hennin
French: hennin (fr) m
German: Hennin m
Italian: hennin
Polish: hennin m

French

Noun

hennin m (plural hennins)

hennin

Further reading

“hennin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

hennin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɛn.ɲin/
Rhymes: -ɛnɲin
Syllabification: hen‧nin

Noun

hennin m inan

(historical) hennin
Synonym: kornet

Declension

Declension of hennin

	singular	plural
nominative	hennin	henniny
genitive	henninu	henninów
dative	henninowi	henninom
accusative	hennin	henniny
instrumental	henninem	henninami
locative	henninie	henninach
vocative	henninie	henniny

Further reading

hennin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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