nailon

See also: náilon

Faroese

Etymology

Assimilated to Faroese pronunciation from English nylon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaiːlɔn/
• Rhymes: -aiːlɔn
• Hyphenation: nai‧lon

Noun

nailon n (genitive singular nailons, plural nailon)

1. nylon (material)

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nailon	nailonið	nailon	nailonini
accusative	nailon	nailonið	nailon	nailonini
dative	nailoni	nailoninum	nailonum	nailonunum
genitive	nailons	nailonsins	nailona	nailonanna

Compounds

• nailonsokkur

Finnish

Alternative forms

• nylon

Etymology

Assimilated to Finnish pronunciation from English nylon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯lon/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯lo̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑilon
• Syllabification^(key): nai‧lon
• Hyphenation^(key): nai‧lon

Noun

nailon

1. nylon (material)

Declension

Inflection of nailon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		nailon	nailonit
genitive		nailonin	nailonien nailoneiden nailoneitten
partitive		nailonia	nailoneita nailoneja
illative		nailoniin	nailoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nailon	nailonit
accusative	nom.	nailon	nailonit
	gen.	nailonin
genitive		nailonin	nailonien nailoneiden nailoneitten
partitive		nailonia	nailoneita nailoneja
inessive		nailonissa	nailoneissa
elative		nailonista	nailoneista
illative		nailoniin	nailoneihin
adessive		nailonilla	nailoneilla
ablative		nailonilta	nailoneilta
allative		nailonille	nailoneille
essive		nailonina	nailoneina
translative		nailoniksi	nailoneiksi
abessive		nailonitta	nailoneitta
instructive		—	nailonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nailon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nailonini nailonini accusative nom. nailonini nailonini gen. nailonini genitive nailonini nailonieni nailoneideni nailoneitteni partitive nailoniani nailoneitani nailonejani inessive nailonissani nailoneissani elative nailonistani nailoneistani illative nailoniini nailoneihini adessive nailonillani nailoneillani ablative nailoniltani nailoneiltani allative nailonilleni nailoneilleni essive nailoninani nailoneinani translative nailonikseni nailoneikseni abessive nailonittani nailoneittani instructive — — comitative — nailoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nailonisi nailonisi accusative nom. nailonisi nailonisi gen. nailonisi genitive nailonisi nailoniesi nailoneidesi nailoneittesi partitive nailoniasi nailoneitasi nailonejasi inessive nailonissasi nailoneissasi elative nailonistasi nailoneistasi illative nailoniisi nailoneihisi adessive nailonillasi nailoneillasi ablative nailoniltasi nailoneiltasi allative nailonillesi nailoneillesi essive nailoninasi nailoneinasi translative nailoniksesi nailoneiksesi abessive nailonittasi nailoneittasi instructive — — comitative — nailoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nailonimme nailonimme accusative nom. nailonimme nailonimme gen. nailonimme genitive nailonimme nailoniemme nailoneidemme nailoneittemme partitive nailoniamme nailoneitamme nailonejamme inessive nailonissamme nailoneissamme elative nailonistamme nailoneistamme illative nailoniimme nailoneihimme adessive nailonillamme nailoneillamme ablative nailoniltamme nailoneiltamme allative nailonillemme nailoneillemme essive nailoninamme nailoneinamme translative nailoniksemme nailoneiksemme abessive nailonittamme nailoneittamme instructive — — comitative — nailoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nailoninne nailoninne accusative nom. nailoninne nailoninne gen. nailoninne genitive nailoninne nailonienne nailoneidenne nailoneittenne partitive nailonianne nailoneitanne nailonejanne inessive nailonissanne nailoneissanne elative nailonistanne nailoneistanne illative nailoniinne nailoneihinne adessive nailonillanne nailoneillanne ablative nailoniltanne nailoneiltanne allative nailonillenne nailoneillenne essive nailoninanne nailoneinanne translative nailoniksenne nailoneiksenne abessive nailonittanne nailoneittanne instructive — — comitative — nailoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nailoninsa nailoninsa accusative nom. nailoninsa nailoninsa gen. nailoninsa genitive nailoninsa nailoniensa nailoneidensa nailoneittensa partitive nailoniaan nailoniansa nailoneitaan nailonejaan nailoneitansa nailonejansa inessive nailonissaan nailonissansa nailoneissaan nailoneissansa elative nailonistaan nailonistansa nailoneistaan nailoneistansa illative nailoniinsa nailoneihinsa adessive nailonillaan nailonillansa nailoneillaan nailoneillansa ablative nailoniltaan nailoniltansa nailoneiltaan nailoneiltansa allative nailonilleen nailonillensa nailoneilleen nailoneillensa essive nailoninaan nailoninansa nailoneinaan nailoneinansa translative nailonikseen nailoniksensa nailoneikseen nailoneiksensa abessive nailonittaan nailonittansa nailoneittaan nailoneittansa instructive — — comitative — nailoneineen nailoneinensa

Derived terms

• nailoninen
• nailonit

compounds

• kreppinailon
• lakkanailon
• nailonkangas
• nailonkuitu
• nailonköysi
• nailonlanka
• nailonsiima
• nailonsukka
• nailontrikoo
• nailonverkko

Further reading

• “nailon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Noun

nailon m (invariable)

1. nylon

Anagrams

• nolani

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English nylon.

Noun

nailon n (plural nailonuri)

1. nylon

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	nailon	nailonul	nailonuri	nailonurile
genitive-dative	nailon	nailonului	nailonuri	nailonurilor
vocative	nailonule		nailonurilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nylon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnailon/ [ˈnai̯.lõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ailon
• Syllabification: nai‧lon

Noun

nailon m (countable and uncountable, plural nailons or náilones)

1. nylon

Descendants

• → Southeastern Tepehuan: nailo

Further reading

• “nailon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025