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guirlande

guirlande

Danish

Noun

guirlande c (singular definite guirlanden, plural indefinite guirlander)

  1. festoon
  2. paper chain

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

guirlande c (plural guirlandes, diminutive guirlandetje n)

  1. garland, festoon

French

Etymology

From Old French garlande, probably from Frankish *weron (bedeck, adorn) (compare Old High German wieren), from Proto-Indo-European *wei "to twist, turn." Also see wire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiʁ.lɑ̃d/

Noun

guirlande f (plural guirlandes)

  1. wreath
  2. festoon
  3. garland

Derived terms

  • guirlande électrique
  • guirlande lumineuse