satijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch satijn, from Middle French satin, ultimately from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) (perhaps via Old Spanish), the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈtɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧tijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

satijn n (uncountable)

  1. satin
    Synonym: glanszijde

Derived terms

  • satijnen

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: satyn
  • Negerhollands: satien
  • → Papiamentu: satijn (dated)
  • → West Frisian: satyn
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