fajans

See also: Fajans

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French faïence, named after the city Faenza in Italy, where it was made in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.jans/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ajans
• Syllabification: fa‧jans

Noun

fajans m inan

1. faience (type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic)
2. (colloquial) tripes (something valueless)

Declension

Declension of fajans

	singular	plural
nominative	fajans	fajanse
genitive	fajansu	fajansów
dative	fajansowi	fajansom
accusative	fajans	fajanse
instrumental	fajansem	fajansami
locative	fajansie	fajansach
vocative	fajansie	fajanse

Derived terms

adjective

• fajansowy

noun

• fajansarnia

Further reading

• “fajans”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “fajans”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Noun

fajans c

1. (an item made of) faience

Declension

Declension of fajans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fajans	fajans
	definite	fajansen	fajansens
plural	indefinite	fajanser	fajansers
	definite	fajanserna	fajansernas

See also

• flintgods (“creamware”)
• keramik (“ceramic”)
• lergods (“earthenware”)

References

• “fajans”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fajans”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “fajans”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)