Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From older hemelsbreedte. Equivalent to hemel +‎ -s- +‎ breed.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦeː.məlsˈbreːt/
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  • Hyphenation: he‧mels‧breed

Adjective edit

hemelsbreed (not comparable)

  1. as the crow flies, direct, in a straight line
  2. very stark or marked, hugely different

Inflection edit

Inflection of hemelsbreed
uninflected hemelsbreed
inflected hemelsbrede
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial hemelsbreed
indefinite m./f. sing. hemelsbrede
n. sing. hemelsbreed
plural hemelsbrede
definite hemelsbrede
partitive hemelsbreeds