Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. With common diphthongization of -a- to -ai- found in Eupen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Haïnt f (plural Haïnt, diminutive Hänntje)

  1. (Eupen, anatomy, common variant) A hand

Usage notes edit

  • The plural may be distinguished from the singular by tone.

Derived terms edit