cardigan
English
Etymology
Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cardigan (plural cardigans)
- A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
- 1992, Norman Rush, Mating:
- […] a coarsely knit white cardigan and a black turban whose broadened tails could be arranged around her neck scarfwise.
- 2022 April 12, Rhonda Garelick, “Am I Done Suffering for Fashion?”, in The New York Times[1]:
- “I love that loungewear has become a prevailing new category,” said Barbara Lippert, 65, a writer. “During the worst part of the pandemic even jeans seemed like an overreach, requiring that complex button and zipper action. And cardigans were too much work.”
Derived terms
- cardie
- cardiganed
- cardiganless
- cardiganlike
- coatigan
Descendants
Descendants
- → Catalan: càrdigan
- → Czech: kardigan
- → Esperanto: kardigano
- → French: cardigan
- → Romanian: cardigan
- → German: Cardigan
- → Hebrew: קְרְדִיגָן (kárdigan)
- → Hungarian: kardigán
- → Irish: cairdeagan
- → Italian: cardigan
- → Japanese: カーディガン (kādigan)
- → Korean: 카디건 (kadigeon)
- → Malay: kardigan
- → Maltese: kardigan
- → Polish: kardigan
- → Portuguese: cardigan, cardigã
- → Russian: кардига́н (kardigán)
- → Spanish: cárdigan
- → Swedish: cardigan
- → Welsh: cardigan
Translations
type of sweater
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁ.di.ɡɑ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
cardigan m (plural cardigans)
Descendants
- → Romanian: cardigan
Further reading
- “cardigan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃/ [kaɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃/
Noun
cardigan m (plural cardigans)
- cardigan (type of sweater)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cardigan, from English cardigan.
Noun
cardigan n (plural cardigane)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cardigan | cardiganul | cardigane | cardiganele | |
| genitive-dative | cardigan | cardiganului | cardigane | cardiganelor | |
| vocative | cardiganule | cardiganelor | |||
Swedish
Noun
cardigan c
- a cardigan
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | cardigan | cardigans |
| definite | cardiganen | cardiganens | |
| plural | indefinite | cardiganer | cardiganers |
| definite | cardiganerna | cardiganernas |
References
Welsh
Etymology
From English cardigan, from the place name Cardigan, from Welsh Ceredigion.
Pronunciation
Noun
cardigan f (plural cardiganau or cardigans)
- cardigan (type of sweater)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardigan | gardigan | nghardigan | chardigan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cardigan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cardigan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin