Meaning

3 senses
  1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

    Serviette, Mundtuch

    салфе́ткаsalfétka

    серве́ткаservétka

    a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

  2. (South Africa, UK)A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).

  3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.

    шарфšarf, шальšalʹ

Examples

114 sentences
  1. May I have a napkin, please?

    Можна мені серветку, будь ласка?

    ruМожно мне салфетку, пожалуйста?

    deKönnte ich bitte eine Serviette haben?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. These napkins are the same color, but they're not the same size.

    Ці серветки однакового кольору, але вони різні за розміром.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. There is a napkin missing.

    Немає однієї серветки.

    ruНе хватает салфетки.

    deHier fehlt eine Serviette.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Could I have a napkin, please?

    ruМожно мне салфетку, пожалуйста?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. He tucked the napkin under his chin.

    ruОн закрепил салфетку под подбородком.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
serviette:
Русский
By meaning 2
serviette:
scarf:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
serviette:

Origin

From Middle English napekyn, napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin (diminutive suffi

From Middle English napekyn, napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin (diminutive suffix).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: napkins
Singularnapkin
Pluralnapkins

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing:table napkinserviette
  • garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement:diapernappy

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
napkin — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto