paravan
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French paravent.
Noun
paravan n (plural paravane)
- screen (divider)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | paravan | paravanul | paravane | paravanele | |
| genitive-dative | paravan | paravanului | paravane | paravanelor | |
| vocative | paravanule | paravanelor | |||
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English paravane.
Noun
paravan c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | paravan | paravans |
| definite | paravanen | paravanens | |
| plural | indefinite | paravaner | paravaners |
| definite | paravanerna | paravanernas |
Further reading
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پاراوان (paravan, “folding screen”), from French paravent.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈvan/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧van
Noun
paravan (definite accusative paravanı, plural paravanlar)
Declension
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Adjective
paravan
- (figuratively) (of a person or establishment) Whose authority is taken advantage of without its knowing.
- (figuratively) (of a person or establishment) Covering an illegal activity while disguised as legitimate.
Derived terms
- paravan menteşesi
- paravan yapmak
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “paravan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “paravan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “paravan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3776