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See also: NYLON, NyLon, and Nylon

English

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nylon (countable and uncountable, plural nylons)

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (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

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Descendants

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  • Persian: نایلون (nâylon)
  • Polish: nylon
  • Spanish: nailon
    • Southeastern Tepehuan: nailo
  • Tibetan: ནེ་ལོན (ne lon)
  • Turkish: naylon
  • Chinese: 尼龍尼龙 (nÍlóng)

Translations

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References

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

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nylon m inan

  1. nylon (copolymer consisting of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers)

Declension

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English nylon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nylon n (uncountable)

  1. Nylon

Derived terms

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Noun

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nylon m (plural nylons)

  1. a nylon stocking
    Synonym: nylonkous

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnylon/, [ˈnylo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ylon
  • Hyphenation(key): ny‧lon

Noun

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nylon

  1. Alternative form of nailon (nylon).

Declension

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Inflection of nylon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative nylon nylonit
genitive nylonin nylonien
nyloneiden
nyloneitten
partitive nylonia nyloneita
nyloneja
illative nyloniin nyloneihin
singular plural
nominative nylon nylonit
accusative nom. nylon nylonit
gen. nylonin
genitive nylonin nylonien
nyloneiden
nyloneitten
partitive nylonia nyloneita
nyloneja
inessive nylonissa nyloneissa
elative nylonista nyloneista
illative nyloniin nyloneihin
adessive nylonilla nyloneilla
ablative nylonilta nyloneilta
allative nylonille nyloneille
essive nylonina nyloneina
translative nyloniksi nyloneiksi
abessive nylonitta nyloneitta
instructive nylonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nylon m (plural nylons)

  1. nylon (material)

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Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English nylon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nylon m inan

  1. nylon (substance)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English nylon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nylon m (uncountable)

  1. nylon (a synthetic polymer)

Spanish

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Noun

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nylon m (uncountable)

  1. nylon

Swedish

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Noun

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nylon n

  1. nylon (synthetic fiber)

Declension

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Declension of nylon
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nylon nylons
definite nylonet nylonets
plural indefinite
definite

References

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