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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gehemelte, from Old Dutch *gihimiliti, from Proto-West Germanic *gahimiliti, *himiliti. Cognate Middle High German gehimelze, archaic German Gehimmelze, Middle Low German hemelte, Middle Dutch hemelte. Equivalent to hemel + ge- -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈɦeː.məl.tə/
- Hyphenation: ge‧he‧mel‧te
Noun
gehemelte n (plural gehemelten or gehemeltes)
- (anatomy) the roof of the mouth, palate
- Synonym: verhemelte
- (figurative) taste, flavour; one's liking, especially in regards to taste
- (archaic) canopy, baldachin
- Synonyms: baldakijn, hemel