gordijn
Dutch
gordijn
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gordine, gardine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortīna (“cauldron; curtain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɔrˈdɛi̯n/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gor‧dijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
gordijn n (plural gordijnen, diminutive gordijntje n)
- curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)
- (Belgium) net curtain
Derived terms
- douchegordijn
- glasgordijn
- gordijnrail
- mistgordijn
- overgordijn
- rolgordijn
- rookgordijn
- IJzeren Gordijn
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gordyn
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