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Dutch
Etymology
A compound whose first element is unclear; it is often supposed that it is brammen but this verb is attested later than bramzeil and may derive from this noun instead. The second element is zeil (“sail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɑm.zɛi̯l/
- Hyphenation: bram‧zeil
Noun
bramzeil n (plural bramzeilen, diminutive bramzeiltje n)
- a topgallant sail
Derived terms
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press