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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā (“lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦaːɣəˈdɪs/
- Hyphenation: ha‧ge‧dis
- Rhymes: -ɪs
Noun
hagedis m (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagedisje n)
- lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass Squamata, especially of the Lacertilia
- Hyponyms: agame, gekko, hazelworm, kameleon, leguaan, skink, varaan
Derived terms
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch hagedis, from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.
Pronunciation
Noun
hagedis c (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagediske)
- lizard
Further reading
- “hagedis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011