parasol
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol (plural parasols)
- A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
- (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
Synonyms[edit]
- (small light umbrella): sunshade, umbrella, beach umbrella
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
umbrella used as protection from the sun
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Verb[edit]
parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)
- (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
- 1826, The Monthly Magazine (page 161)
- Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]
- 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song (page 19)
- […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.
- 1826, The Monthly Magazine (page 161)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol m (plural parasols)
- A large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun.
Further reading[edit]
- “parasol” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
parar (“to stop”) + sol (“sun”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ol
Noun[edit]
parasol m (plural parasois)
Synonyms[edit]
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol
References[edit]
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French parasol, from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol m inan
- umbrella (used to protect against the sun or rain)
Declension[edit]
declension of parasol
singular | plural | |
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nominative | parasol | parasole |
genitive | parasolu | parasoli |
dative | parasolowi | parasolom |
accusative | parasol | parasole |
instrumental | parasolem | parasolami |
locative | parasolu | parasolach |
vocative | parasolu | parasole |
Derived terms[edit]
- (nouns) parasolka, parasolnik
- (adjectives) parasolowy, parasolowaty
Related terms[edit]
- (noun) parasolnictwo
- (adjectives) parasolkowy, parasolkowaty, parasolniczy
- (adverbs) parasolowato, parasolkowato
Further reading[edit]
- parasol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- parasol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Seychellois Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
parasol
References[edit]
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
parar (“to stop”) + sol (“sun”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ol
Noun[edit]
parasol m (plural parasoles)
- umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
- sunshade
- (automotive) sun visor
- parasol
See also[edit]
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