parasol
English
editEtymology
editFrom French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol (plural parasols)
- A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
- A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
- (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
- Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
- A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
Synonyms
edit- (umbrella used for protection against the sun): sunshade, sun umbrella; beach umbrella (often large); chatta (India); chatra (royal & religious symbol in South & East Asia)
Hyponyms
edit- (umbrella used for protection against the sun): umbrella
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Verb
editparasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)
- (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
- 1826, The Monthly Magazine, page 161:
- Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]
- 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song, page 19:
- […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editFala
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish parasol (literally “umbrella, parasol”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m (plural parasolis)
References
edit- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m (plural parasols)
- a large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “parasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editEtymology
editparar (“to stop”) + sol (“sun”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m (plural parasois)
Further reading
edit- “parasol”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch parasol, from French parasol, from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /paˈrasol/ [paˈra.sol]
- Rhymes: -asol
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sol
Noun
editparasol (plural parasol-parasol)
Further reading
edit- “parasol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editNoun
editparasol
References
edit- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m inan
- umbrella (used to protect against the sun or rain)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | parasol | parasole |
genitive | parasolu | parasoli |
dative | parasolowi | parasolom |
accusative | parasol | parasole |
instrumental | parasolem | parasolami |
locative | parasolu | parasolach |
vocative | parasolu | parasole |
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editparasol n (plural parasoluri)
- (archaic, regional) a parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun)
- Synonym: umbrelă de soare
- wing (of a monoplane)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | parasol | parasolul | parasoluri | parasolurile | |
genitive-dative | parasol | parasolului | parasoluri | parasolurilor | |
vocative | parasolule | parasolurilor |
Seychellois Creole
editEtymology
editNoun
editparasol
References
edit- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish
editEtymology
editVerb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) + sol (“sun”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparasol m (plural parasoles)
- parasol
- umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
- sunshade
- Synonym: sombrilla
- (automotive) sun visor
- Synonym: visera
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “parasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- English terms derived from French
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɔl
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- Rhymes:Fala/ol
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- es:Automotive