Hemd

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hemde, hemede, from Old High German hemidi (“skin”), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛmt/, ,
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Noun

Hemd n (mixed, genitive Hemdes or Hemds, plural Hemden, diminutive Hemdchen n or Hemdlein n)

shirt, or in particular a dress shirt

Declension

Declension of Hemd

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hemd	die	Hemden
genitive	eines	des	Hemdes, Hemds	der	Hemden
dative	einem	dem	Hemd, Hemde¹	den	Hemden
accusative	ein	das	Hemd	die	Hemden

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Hemdenkragen, Hemdenbügel, Hemdknopf
Baumwollhemd, Leinenhemd, Seidenhemd
T-Hemd, Polo-Hemd, Nachthemd, Oberhemd, Unterhemd, Achselhemd, Herrenhemd

Further reading

“Hemd” in Duden online
“Hemd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hemd” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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