drapeau
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
drapeaufrom cloth with the suffix -el. (1119) drapel, 'piece of cloth, rag'; (13th century) drapiaus, 'swaddling clothes'. The word is described as 'old' in 1752 in the Trévoux. But 'the new use of the word drapeau, which begins to replace the word enseigne [...] we have put drapeau in its place, at least as regards foot soldiers. And this term drapeau has come in newly'. This military sense comes from the Italian drappello attested in the sense of 'banner' since the late Middle Ages.
Definitions
Synonyms
Plural
drapeaux
Translations
german:Flagge
english:ensign
arabic:علم
chinese:旗子
korean:깃발
danish:flag
spanish:bandera
finnish:lippu
greek:σημαία
hebrew:דגל
hindi:झंडा
italian:bandiera
japanese:旗
dutch:vaandel
polish:flaga
portuguese:pavilhão
russian:стяг
swedish:flagga
thai:ธง
turkish:bayrak
ukrainian:флаг
See also
drapelet (cn.)