# nylon
## English
### Etymology

Arbitrary letters +‎ -on (by analogy with cotton); the widespread claim that the word derives from abbreviations of New York and London is a myth. Another claim is that an earlier name proposed for the material, intended for use in stockings, was "no-run", which was altered to avoid falsely representing that stockings made from the material would not run at all.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnaɪlɒn/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) nīʹlän, IPA: /ˈnaɪlɑn/
* Rhymes: -aɪlɒn
* Hyphenation: ny‧lon

### Noun

nylon (countable and uncountable, plural nylons)
* Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
* (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
    I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.
** 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
    He put on make-up, nylons, panties, a dress.
** 2007, Matthew Weiner, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, in Mad Men, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Don Draper (Jon Hamm):What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons. You're born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts.
* (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.

#### Derived terms

* Bri-Nylon
* nylonase
* nylon-string guitar

#### Descendants

* → Persian: نایلون (nâylon)
* → Polish: nylon
* → Spanish: nailon
** → Southeastern Tepehuan: nailo
* → Tibetan: ནེ་ལོན (ne lon)
* → Turkish: naylon
* → Chinese: 尼龍 / 尼龙 (nílóng)

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ John Algeo, The Origins and Development of the English Language (2009), p. 224.

### Anagrams

* nonyl

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnajlon]
* IPA: [ˈnɪlon]

### Noun

nylon m inan
* nylon (copolymer consisting of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers)

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English nylon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɛi̯.lɔn/, /ˈnɑi̯.lɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ny‧lon

### Noun

nylon n (uncountable)
* Nylon

#### Derived terms

* nylonkous
* nylonkweefsel

### Noun

nylon m (plural nylons)
* a nylon stocking
    Synonym: nylonkous

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnylon/, [ˈnylo̞n]
* Rhymes: -ylon
* Hyphenation: ny‧lon

### Noun

nylon
* Alternative form of nailon (“nylon”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nylon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nylonini
nylonini
accusative
nom.
nylonini
nylonini
gen.
nylonini
genitive
nylonini
nylonieni nyloneideni nyloneitteni
partitive
nyloniani
nyloneitani nylonejani
inessive
nylonissani
nyloneissani
elative
nylonistani
nyloneistani
illative
nyloniini
nyloneihini
adessive
nylonillani
nyloneillani
ablative
nyloniltani
nyloneiltani
allative
nylonilleni
nyloneilleni
essive
nyloninani
nyloneinani
translative
nylonikseni
nyloneikseni
abessive
nylonittani
nyloneittani
instructive
comitative
—nyloneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nylonisi
nylonisi
accusative
nom.
nylonisi
nylonisi
gen.
nylonisi
genitive
nylonisi
nyloniesi nyloneidesi nyloneittesi
partitive
nyloniasi
nyloneitasi nylonejasi
inessive
nylonissasi
nyloneissasi
elative
nylonistasi
nyloneistasi
illative
nyloniisi
nyloneihisi
adessive
nylonillasi
nyloneillasi
ablative
nyloniltasi
nyloneiltasi
allative
nylonillesi
nyloneillesi
essive
nyloninasi
nyloneinasi
translative
nyloniksesi
nyloneiksesi
abessive
nylonittasi
nyloneittasi
instructive
comitative
—nyloneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nylonimme
nylonimme
accusative
nom.
nylonimme
nylonimme
gen.
nylonimme
genitive
nylonimme
nyloniemme nyloneidemme nyloneittemme
partitive
nyloniamme
nyloneitamme nylonejamme
inessive
nylonissamme
nyloneissamme
elative
nylonistamme
nyloneistamme
illative
nyloniimme
nyloneihimme
adessive
nylonillamme
nyloneillamme
ablative
nyloniltamme
nyloneiltamme
allative
nylonillemme
nyloneillemme
essive
nyloninamme
nyloneinamme
translative
nyloniksemme
nyloneiksemme
abessive
nylonittamme
nyloneittamme
instructive
comitative
—nyloneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nyloninne
nyloninne
accusative
nom.
nyloninne
nyloninne
gen.
nyloninne
genitive
nyloninne
nylonienne nyloneidenne nyloneittenne
partitive
nylonianne
nyloneitanne nylonejanne
inessive
nylonissanne
nyloneissanne
elative
nylonistanne
nyloneistanne
illative
nyloniinne
nyloneihinne
adessive
nylonillanne
nyloneillanne
ablative
nyloniltanne
nyloneiltanne
allative
nylonillenne
nyloneillenne
essive
nyloninanne
nyloneinanne
translative
nyloniksenne
nyloneiksenne
abessive
nylonittanne
nyloneittanne
instructive
comitative
—nyloneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nyloninsa
nyloninsa
accusative
nom.
nyloninsa
nyloninsa
gen.
nyloninsa
genitive
nyloninsa
nyloniensa nyloneidensa nyloneittensa
partitive
nyloniaan nyloniansa
nyloneitaan nylonejaan nyloneitansa nylonejansa
inessive
nylonissaan nylonissansa
nyloneissaan nyloneissansa
elative
nylonistaan nylonistansa
nyloneistaan nyloneistansa
illative
nyloniinsa
nyloneihinsa
adessive
nylonillaan nylonillansa
nyloneillaan nyloneillansa
ablative
nyloniltaan nyloniltansa
nyloneiltaan nyloneiltansa
allative
nylonilleen nylonillensa
nyloneilleen nyloneillensa
essive
nyloninaan nyloninansa
nyloneinaan nyloneinansa
translative
nylonikseen nyloniksensa
nyloneikseen nyloneiksensa
abessive
nylonittaan nylonittansa
nyloneittaan nyloneittansa
instructive
comitative
—nyloneineen nyloneinensa :

### Further reading

* “nylon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ni.lɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

nylon m (plural nylons)
* nylon (material)

#### Derived terms

* ennylonné

### Further reading

* “nylon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English nylon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɘ.lɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɘlɔn
* Syllabification: ny‧lon

### Noun

nylon m inan
* nylon (substance)

#### Derived terms

* nylonowy
* nylony

### Further reading

* nylon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* nylon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* náilon

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English nylon.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnaj.lõ/ [ˈnaɪ̯.lõ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnaj.lɔn/

### Noun

nylon m (uncountable)
* nylon (a synthetic polymer)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnailon/ [ˈnai̯.lõn]
* Rhymes: -ailon
* Syllabification: ny‧lon

### Noun

nylon m (uncountable)
* nylon

## Swedish
### Noun

nylon n
* nylon (synthetic fiber)

#### Declension
### References

* nylon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nylon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nylon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)