hemd

See also: Hemd

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Cognate with German Hemd, Yiddish העמד (hemd). Related to Dutch hemel (“heaven”), lichaam (“body”), haam (“horse collar”), ham (“neck ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛmt/

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• Hyphenation: hemd
• Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

hemd n (plural hemden, diminutive hemdje n)

1. (Belgium, Suriname) a shirt (article of clothing)
2. (Netherlands) a singlet, undershirt

Derived terms

• boetehemd
• de hemd van het lijf vragen
• hemdrok
• hemdsboord
• hemdsknoop
• hemdskraag
• hemdsmouw
• hemdsslip
• koorhemd
• onderhemd
• overhemd

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hemp
• → Sranan Tongo: empi
• → Unami: hèmpës
• → West Frisian: himd

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Pronunciation

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Noun

hemd n

1. shirt