filigran

See also: Filigran

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French filigrane (filigree, watermark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filiɡran/, [filiˈɡ̊ʁɑn], [filiˈɡ̊ʁɑnˀ]

Noun

filigran n (singular definite filigrannet or filigranet, plural indefinite filigranner or filigraner)

  1. filigree

Declension

References

German

Etymology

From Filigran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filiˈɡʁaːn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

filigran (strong nominative masculine singular filigraner, comparative filigraner, superlative am filigransten)

  1. filigreed (having or resembling filigree ornamentation); (by extension) delicate
    Synonyms: fein, feingliedrig
    • 1906, Robert Musil, Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß [The Confusions of Young Törless], Wiener Verlag:
      Er überschüttete ihn mit dem Spotte des Vernünftigen, zerstörte barbarisch das filigrane Gebäude, in dem dessen Seele heimisch war, und sie gingen im Zorne auseinander.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • filigran” in Duden online
  • filigran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈliɡ.ran/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡran
  • Syllabification: fi‧lig‧ran

Noun

filigran m inan (diminutive filigranek)

  1. filigree (delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)
  2. something or someone very delicate
  3. (philately) watermark (translucent design impressed on paper)
    Synonym: znak wodny

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verb
  • filigranować
adverb
nouns
  • filigranistyka
  • filigranowość

Further reading

  • filigran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • filigran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

filigran

Etymology

Borrowed from French filigrane (filigree, watermark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.liˈɡran/

Noun

filigran n (plural filigrane)

  1. filigree (a delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فیلیغران (filigran), from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.li.ˈɡɾan/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧li‧gran

Noun

filigran (definite accusative filigranı, plural filigranlar)

  1. watermark

References

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