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==English==
==English==


===Alternative forms===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|fr|épaulette}}, from {{af|fr|épaule|t1=shoulder|-ette|pos2=diminutive|nocat=1}}.
* {{alter|en|epaulette}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈɛpəlɛt/|/ˌɛpəˈlɛt/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɛpəlɛt/|/ˌɛpəˈlɛt/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-epaulet.wav|a=US}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# A [[decoration]] or [[flourish]] worn on the [[shoulders]], as on a [[uniform]].
# {{alt form|en|epaulette||shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Manual of Nearctic Diptera|page=28|year=1981|volume=1|isbn=0-660-10731-7|passage=The most proxlmal plate, at the extreme base of the costal margin, is the tegula (costal plate, '''epaulet''')...}}


==Dutch==
====Translations====

{{trans-top|shoulder decoration}}
===Etymology===
* Chinese:
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|fr|épaulette}}.
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|肩章|tr=jiānzhāng|sc=Hani}}

* Finnish: {{t|fi|epoletti}}, {{t+|fi|olkain}}
===Pronunciation===
* French: {{t+|fr|épaulette|f}}
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌeː.poːˈlɛt/}}
* German: {{t+|de|Achselstück|n}}, {{t|de|Achselklappe|f}}, {{t+|de|Epaulette|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|επωμίδα|f}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-epaulet.ogg}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|guailleog|f}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|epau|let}}
{{trans-mid}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛt}}

* Italian: {{t+|it|mostrina|f}}
===Noun===
* Japanese: {{t|ja|肩章|tr=けんしょう, kenshō|sc=Jpan}}
{{nl-noun|f|-en|pl2=-s|+}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|견장}}

* Portuguese: {{t|pt|dragona|f}}
# [[epaulette]]
* Russian: {{t+|ru|эполе́т|m}}, {{t+|ru|пого́н|m}}
#: {{syn|nl|schouderbedekking|schouderbelegsel}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|charretera|f}}

* Thai: {{t|th|อินทรธนู}}
====Descendants====
{{trans-bottom}}
* {{desc|id|bor=1|[[epolet|èpolèt]]}}

Latest revision as of 07:20, 22 September 2024

English

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Etymology

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From French épaulette, from épaule (shoulder) +‎ -ette (diminutive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpəlɛt/, /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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epaulet (plural epaulets)

  1. Alternative form of epaulette (shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula)
    • 1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 28:
      The most proxlmal plate, at the extreme base of the costal margin, is the tegula (costal plate, epaulet)...

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French épaulette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.poːˈlɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: epau‧let
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

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epaulet f (plural epauletten or epaulets, diminutive epauletje n)

  1. epaulette
    Synonyms: schouderbedekking, schouderbelegsel

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: èpolèt