lemmet

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛmˀəð/, [ˈlɛmˀð̩]

Noun

lemmet n

1. definite singular of lem

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.mɛt/, /ˈlɛ.mət/

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• Hyphenation: lem‧met

Etymology 1

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Noun

lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)

1. blade (of a knife, sword, etc.)

   Synonyms: kling, blad, mes

   Coordinate term: gevest

Alternative forms

• lemmer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lenement, from Latin linamentum.

Noun

lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)

1. wick

   Synonyms: lont, pit, wiek

   • 1638, Statenvertaling, Matthew 12, 20:

     Het gekroockte riet en sal hy niet verbreken, ende het roockende lemmet en sal hy niet uytblusschen, tot dat hy het oordeel sal uytbrengen tot overwinninge.

     He will not break the bruised reed, and he will not extinguish the smoking wick, until he will deliver the judgement to victory.

Finnish

Noun

lemmet

1. nominative plural of lempi