rayon
See also: Rayon
English
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French rayon.
Noun
rayon (countable and uncountable, plural rayons)
- A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
Translations
fiber
Etymology 2
Noun
rayon (plural rayons)
- Alternative spelling of raion
Etymology 3
Noun
rayon (plural rayons)
- (obsolete) A ray or beam.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
Crimean Tatar
Noun
rayon
- region, rayon (second level subdivision unit in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR countries).
Declension
Declension of rayon
nominative | rayon |
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genitive | rayonnıñ |
dative | rayonğa |
accusative | rayonnı |
locative | rayonda |
ablative | rayondan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
rayon n (plural rayons, diminutive rayonnetje n)
- region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer.
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old French ree, from Frankish *hrāta (“honeycomb”).
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- comb (of honey)
- shelf
- department (of department store), section (of shop)
Descendants
- → German: Rayon
Further reading
- “rayon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
Norman
Etymology
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
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