gazon
English
Etymology
Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“moisture; ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ga‧zon
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Related terms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.zɔ̃/, /ɡɑ.zɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- gazon anglais
- hockey sur gazon
- tondeuse à gazon
Descendants
Further reading
- “gazon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɒzon]
- Hyphenation: ga‧zon
Mauritian Creole
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Romanian
Seychellois Creole
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français