gordijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gordine, gardine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɔrˈdɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gor‧dijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

gordijn n (plural gordijnen, diminutive gordijntje n)

  1. curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)
  2. (Belgium) net curtain

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gordyn
  • Negerhollands: garduin
  • → Aukan: gaiden
  • → Indonesian: gorden
  • → Papiamentu: gordein (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: gardein, garden
    • → Caribbean Javanese: garding, gordhèn
    • → Kari'na: gardeny
    • → Saramaccan: gaidé
  • → Sundanese: hordéng
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