# lingerie
## 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: /ˈlɒndʒəɹi/, /ˈlɒndʒəɹeɪ/, /ˈlɒ̃ʒəɹi/, /ˈlɒ̃ʒəɹeɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˌlɑn.ʒəˈɹeɪ/, /ˈlɑn.ʒə.ɹi/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˌlɔn.(d)ʒəˈɹæɪ/, /ˈlɔ̃.(d)ʒə.ɹæɪ/, /-ɹi/
* Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː

### Noun

lingerie (usually uncountable, plural lingeries)
* Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
* (dated) Linen goods collectively.
** 1906, Dry Goods Guide, volumes 17-18, page 70:Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

#### Derived terms

* lingerie party
* lingerie shower
* lingerie tape

#### Translations
### See also

* crotchless
* negligee
* nightie, nighty

### Further reading

* lingerie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌlɪn.ʒəˈri/, /ˌlɛn.ʒəˈri/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: lin‧ge‧rie
* Rhymes: -i

### Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries or lingerieën, diminutive lingerietje n)
* lingerie (women's underwear)
* (dated) lingerie (linens)

#### Derived terms

* lingerieboetiek
* lingeriedraagster
* lingerieset
* lingeriewinkel
* lingeriezaak

## French
### Etymology

From linge +‎ -erie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)
* linen room
* 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lin.d͡ʒeˈri/$^*$, (careful style) /ˌlɛnʒˈri/$^*$

### Noun

lingerie f (invariable)
* lingerie

### Further reading

* lingerie in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French lingerie.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/ [lɐ̃.ʒeˈhi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/ [lɐ̃.ʒeˈhi]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /lɐ̃.ʒeˈʁi/ [lɐ̃.ʒeˈχi]
* (Portugal) IPA: /lɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾi/

### Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)
* women's underwear
** 2007, Tania Menai, Nova York do Oiapoque ao Chuí: relatos de brasileiros na cidade que nunca dorme, Casa da Palavra, →ISBN, page 129:O pessoal daqui viu como a gente fotografa bem, como as meninas são bonitas, todas elas são sexys, têm corpo legal, a maioria é desinibida — ou seja, não há problema de vestir biquíni ou lingerie e fotografar.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### References

* ↑ “lingerie”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “lingerie”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Noun

lingerie f (plural lingerii)
* Alternative form of lenjerie