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)

(now Belgium, Suriname) a shirt (article of clothing)
(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
- → Fanagalo: hemp
- → Northern Sotho: hempe
- → Phuthi: ihhempe
- → Shona: hembe
- → Sotho: hempe
- → Southern Ndebele: irhembe
- → Tswana: hêmpê
- → Venda: hemmbe
- → Xhosa: ihempe
- → Zulu: ihembe
Berbice Creole Dutch: hemdu
Jersey Dutch: häämt
Negerhollands: hemmede, hemmete, hemete
Skepi Creole Dutch: hemde
→ Arawak: hemede
→ Indonesian: hem (“shirt”)
→ Mahican: hámed
→ Munsee: héemput
→ Sranan Tongo: empi
- → Aukan: impi
- → Caribbean Javanese: èmpi
- → Galibi Carib: empi
- → Saramaccan: hémpi
→ Unami: hèmpës
→ West Frisian: himd

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Noun

hemd n

shirt

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