lingerie

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒndʒəɹi/, /ˈlɒndʒəɹeɪ/, /ˈlɒ̃ʒəɹi/, /ˈlɒ̃ʒəɹeɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌlɑn.ʒəˈɹeɪ/, /ˈlɑn.ʒə.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.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• negligee
• nightie, nighty

Further reading

• lingerie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɪn.ʒəˈri/, /ˌlɛn.ʒəˈri/
• 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/

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

1. linen room
2. lingerie (clothing)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “lingerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

1. women's underwear

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lingerie.

References

Romanian

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingerii)

1. Alternative form of lenjerie

Declension