hagedis

See also: Hagedis

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā (“lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦaːɣəˈdɪs/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧ge‧dis
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

hagedis m (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagedisje n)

1. lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass Squamata, especially of the Lacertilia

   Hyponyms: agame, gekko, hazelworm, kameleon, leguaan, skink, varaan

Derived terms

• boomhagedis
• brughagedis
• duinhagedis
• gilahagedis
• hagedisachtig
• hagedisslang
• kraaghagedis
• muurhagedis
• padhagedis
• parelhagedis
• zandhagedis
• zeilhagedis

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: akkedis
• Negerhollands: kakatės, kakketis
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: kakates (dated)
• → Aukan: lagadisa
• → Sranan Tongo: lagadisa
• → West Frisian: hagedis

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hagedis, from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːɣəˈdɪs/

Noun

hagedis c (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagediske)

1. lizard

Further reading

• “hagedis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011