hemd

See also: Hemd

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”). Doublet of chemise and kamisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛmt/, [ˈɦɛmpt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hemd
• Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

hemd n (plural hemden, diminutive hemdje n)

1. (now 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 (see there for further descendants)
• Berbice Creole Dutch: hemdu
• Jersey Dutch: häämt
• Negerhollands: hemmede, hemmete, hemete
• Skepi Creole Dutch: hemde
• Sranan Tongo: empi (see there for further descendants)
• → Lokono: hemede
• → Indonesian: hem (“shirt”)
• → Mahican: hámed
• → Munsee: héemput
• → Unami: hèmpës
• → West Frisian: himd

Further reading

• hemd on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Noun

hemd n

1. shirt