diaphane

Etymology

Via Old French, from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from διά (diá, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəfeɪn/

Noun

diaphane (countable and uncountable, plural diaphanes)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Something transparent or diaphanous.
2. A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from διά (diá, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djafan/

Adjective

diaphane (plural diaphanes)

1. diaphanous, translucent

Further reading

• “diaphane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

diaphane

1. inflected form of diaphan

Adjective

diaphane

1. vocative masculine singular of diaphanus