See also: flemish
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Middle English flemmysshe, from Old Frisian flemsche, from Middle Dutch vlāmisch, vlemesch (modern Vlaams), from Old Frisian flamsk ‘Fleming’ (compare West Frisian Flaamsk), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz ‘flowing, current (water)’ and *-iskaz. More at Flanders.
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
Flemish (comparative more Flemish, superlative most Flemish)
- Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
- Of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.
Derived termsEdit
- Flemish accounts
- Flemish beauty
- Flemish bond
- Flemish brick
- Flemish coil
- Flemish eye
- Flemish horse
TranslationsEdit
of or relating to Flanders
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of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language
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Proper nounEdit
Flemish
TranslationsEdit
the Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders
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External linksEdit
- ISO 639-3 code vls (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Dutch, nld
- Ethnologue entry for Flemish, vls