paraply

Etymology

From French parapluie, from para- (“against”) +‎ pluie (“rain”). The first element is borrowed from Italian para-, from the verb parare (“to shield”), from Latin parare (“to prepare”). The second element is the noun pluie, from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɑɑˈpʰl̥yˀ]

Noun

paraply c (singular definite paraplyen, plural indefinite paraplyer)

1. umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain)
2. umbrella organisation (an organisation serving the interests of a group of other organisations)

Further reading

• “paraply” in Den Danske Ordbog
• paraply on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Noun

paraply m (definite singular paraplyen, indefinite plural paraplyer, definite plural paraplyene)

1. an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

References

• “paraply” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Noun

paraply m (definite singular paraplyen, indefinite plural paraplyar, definite plural paraplyane)

1. an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (as above)

References

• “paraply” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From French parapluie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /para¹plyː/

Noun

paraply n

1. an umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain)

   fälla upp paraplyet

   open / put up the umbrella

   fälla ihop paraplyet

   close / put down the umbrella

   Det kan regna, så med ett paraply

   It might rain, so bring an umbrella

References

• paraply in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• paraply in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• paraply in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)