ridå
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French rideau, used in Swedish since 1787.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun
ridå c
- a curtain (in a theatre)
- för öppen ridå ― in open daylight, in public view
- ridån går upp ― the play begins
- ridå! ― the end! (the end of an act, when the curtain comes down)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ridå | ridås |
| definite | ridån | ridåns | |
| plural | indefinite | ridåer | ridåers |
| definite | ridåerna | ridåernas |
Related terms
See also
- draperi
- förlåt
- gardin (curtain in front of a window)
- förhänge (curtain in front of an opening rather than a window)
- skynke