plafond

See also: Plafond

English

Etymology

From French plafond (“ceiling”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pləˈfɒn(d)/

Noun

plafond (plural plafonds)

  1. A ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated.
  2. A painting or decoration on a ceiling.
  3. (anatomy) The tibial plafond.

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French plafond.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plaːˈfɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pla‧fond
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

plafond n (plural plafonds, diminutive plafondje n or plafonnetje n)

  1. ceiling [from 17th c.]
  2. maximum, upper limit [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bamboeplafond
  • plafondplaat
  • plafondtegel
  • prijsplafond
  • rietplafond

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: plafon
  • → Indonesian: plafon
  • → Papiamentu: plafòn, blafòn
  • → Sranan Tongo: plafon

French

Etymology

From plat +‎ fond.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pla.fɔ̃/
  • audio(file)

Noun

plafond m (plural plafonds)

  1. ceiling

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French plafond.

Noun

plafond m (invariable)

  1. ceiling
  2. (economics) upper limit (typically of a credit or debit card)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French plafond.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

plafond m (plural plafonds)

  1. Alternative form of plafom

References
  1. “plafond” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “plafond” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Noun

plafond n (plural plafonduri)

  1. Obsolete form of plafon.

Declension
Declension of plafond
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) plafond plafondul (niște) plafonduri plafondurile
genitive/dative (unui) plafond plafondului (unor) plafonduri plafondurilor
vocative plafondule plafondurilor

References
  • plafond in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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