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Gardine

Gardine

German

Noun

Gardine f ‎(genitive Gardine, plural Gardinen)

  1. thin, translucid (often partly transparent) curtain covering a window

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • Vorhang (curtain in general, particularly opaque)

Etymology

From early modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Medieval Latin cōrtīna ‎(“curtain”), from Latin cohors ‎(“court, enclosure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiːnə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)

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