lingerie

See also: Lingerie

English
Assorted lingerie styles.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is caused by ongoing merger of French vowel /ɛ̃/ into /ɑ̃/, the former of which is contained in the French word.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlæn.ʒə.ɹi/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɑn.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ/, /ˈlɑn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌlɔn.(d)ʒəˈɹæɪ/, /ˈlɔ̃.(d)ʒə.ɹæɪ/, /-ɹi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː

Noun

lingerie (usually uncountable, plural lingeries)

  1. Underwear or nightclothes, especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
  2. (dated) Linen goods collectively.
    • 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)
      Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

Translations

See also

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌlɪn.ʒəˈri/, /ˌlɛn.ʒəˈri/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lin‧ge‧rie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries or lingerieën, diminutive lingerietje n)

  1. lingerie (women's underwear)
  2. (dated) lingerie (linens)

Derived terms
  • lingerieboetiek
  • lingeriedraagster
  • lingerieset
  • lingeriewinkel
  • lingeriezaak

French

Etymology

From linge +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/
  • audio(file)

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

  1. linen room
  2. lingerie (clothing)

Descendants
  • → English: lingerie
  • → German: Lingerie
  • → Italian: lingerie
  • → Portuguese: lingerie
  • → Romanian: lenjerie

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Noun

lingerie f (invariable)

  1. lingerie

Further reading
  • lingerie in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/ [lɐ̃.ʒeˈhi]

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

  1. women's underwear

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lingerie.

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

Romanian

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingerii)

  1. Alternative form of lenjerie

Declension
Declension of lingerie
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) lingerie lingeria (niște) lingerii lingeriile
genitive/dative (unei) lingerii lingeriei (unor) lingerii lingeriilor
vocative lingerie, lingerio lingeriilor
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