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See also: Gobelin
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of Parisian manufacturer Jean Gobelin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: go‧be‧lin
Noun[edit]
gobelin m or n (plural gobelins, diminutive gobelintje n)
- Gobelin, a rich, textured type of hand-stitched tapestry, fit to decorate a wall
- a similar industrial fabric, used to cover furniture etc.
References[edit]
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gobelin m (plural gobelins)
References[edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Further reading[edit]
- “gobelin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after French Parisian manufacturing company founder Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gobelin m inan (diminutive gobelinek)
- Gobelin (rich, textured type of hand-stitched tapestry, fit to decorate a wall)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gobelin
singular | plural | |
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nominative | gobelin | gobeliny |
genitive | gobelinu | gobelinów |
dative | gobelinowi | gobelinom |
accusative | gobelin | gobeliny |
instrumental | gobelinem | gobelinami |
locative | gobelinie | gobelinach |
vocative | gobelinie | gobeliny |
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