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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

guirlande c (plural guirlandes, diminutive guirlandetje n)

1. garland, festoon

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French

Etymology

From Old French garlande, probably derived from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”) (compare Old High German wieren). See English wire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiʁ.lɑ̃d/

Noun

guirlande f (plural guirlandes)

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

Derived terms

• enguirlander
• guirlander

Further reading

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