garde-robe

See also: garderobe and Garderobe

French

Etymology

Ellipsis of armoire garde-robe, from garder (“to keep safe”) +‎ robe (“dress”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.d(ə).ʁɔb/
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Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

an armoire; a wardrobe (a piece of furniture for clothes)

Descendants

→ English: wardrobe
→ German: Garderobe (see there for further descendants)
→ Hungarian: gardrób
→ Polish: garderoba
→ Russian: гардеро́б (garderób)
→ Serbo-Croatian: garderóba, гардеро́ба
→ Turkish: gardırop

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French garde-robe.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

(Jersey) wardrobe
(Jersey) southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

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