gazon

See also: gázon

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Noun

gazon (plural gazons)

1. One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.

Anagrams

• Zango, zogan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“moisture; ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧zon
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)

1. lawn

Related terms

• waas

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.zɔ̃/, /ɡɑ.zɔ̃/

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Noun

gazon m (plural gazons)

1. lawn
2. turf; grass

Derived terms

• gazon anglais
• hockey sur gazon
• tondeuse à gazon

Descendants

• → Greek: γκαζόν (gkazón)
• → Dutch: gazon
• → Russian: газон (gazon)
  • → Armenian: գազոն (gazon)
  • → Georgian: გაზონი (gazoni)
  • → Yakut: газон (gazon)

See also

• herbe
• pelouse

Further reading

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

Hungarian

Etymology

gaz +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒzon]
• Hyphenation: ga‧zon

Noun

gazon

1. superessive singular of gaz

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French gazon.

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazon.

Noun

gazon n (uncountable)

1. grass

Declension

declension of gazon (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) gazon	gazonul
genitive/dative	(unui) gazon	gazonului
vocative	gazonule

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French gazon.

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français