English Explanatory Dictionary

Flemish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
  2. Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language.
  3. Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.
name
  1. Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders.
  2. West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).
verb
  1. Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɛmɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flemish.wav En-us-Flemish.ogg

Word forms

Flemish more Flemish most Flemish flemishes flemishing flemished

Etymology

From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders.

Related words

Flanders Fleming Netherlandish

Derived words

flemish Flemish account Flemish beauty Flemish bond Flemish Brabant Flemish brick Flemish coil Flemish eye Flemish gable Flemish Giant Flemish horse Flemishization Flemishize Flemishness
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