naperon

Finnish

Noun

naperon

Genitive singular form of napero.

Anagrams

arponen

Middle English

Alternative forms

naproun, napron, naprune, napperone, naprun
(with loss of initial n-) apron, haperon, aperon

Etymology

From Old French napperon. The initial n was frequently reinterpreted as part of the preceding article in this word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːp(ə)rɔn/, /naːp(ə)ˈruːn/, /naːp(ə)ˈroːn/
(with loss of initial n-) IPA^(key): /ˈaːp(ə)rɔn/

Noun

naperon (plural naperouns)

apron, smock

Descendants

English: apron
Scots: aupron

References

“nāprō̆n (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.

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