guirlande

Danish

Etymology

From French guirlande, from Old French garlande, presumably a derivation from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡirlandə/, [ɡ̊iɐ̯ˈland̥ə]

Noun

guirlande c (singular definite guirlanden, plural indefinite guirlander)

1. festoon
2. paper chain

Inflection

Declension of guirlande

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	guirlande	guirlanden	guirlander	guirlanderne
genitive	guirlandes	guirlandens	guirlanders	guirlandernes

Further reading

• “guirlande” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French guirlande.

Pronunciation

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Noun

guirlande c (plural guirlandes, diminutive guirlandetje n)

1. garland, festoon

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French garlande, probably derived from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz; compare Old High German wieren, English wire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiʁ.lɑ̃d/

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Noun

guirlande f (plural guirlandes)

1. wreath
2. festoon
3. garland
4. tinsel

Derived terms

• enguirlander
• guirlander

Descendants

• → Danish: guirlande
• → Romanian: ghirlandă

Further reading

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