etage

See also: étage, étagé, and Etage

English

Noun

etage (plural etages)

  1. Alternative form of étage.

Danish

Etymology

From French étage (“floor, shelf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eˈtˢæˀɕə], [eˈtˢæːɕə]

Noun

etage c (singular definite etagen, plural indefinite etager)

  1. storey, story, floor (level of a building)
  2. deck (floorlike covering on a ship)

Inflection

Declension of etage
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative etage etagen etager etagerne
genitive etages etagens etagers etagernes

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French étage. Doublet of stage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeːˈtaː.ʒə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eta‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

etage f (plural etages, diminutive etagetje n)

  1. floor, storey

Usage notes

  • In the Dutch-speaking countries, the first floor is the floor one level above ground level. The ground level is called begane grond.

Synonyms

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