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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
lemmet n
- definite singular of lem
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.mɛt/, /ˈlɛ.mət/
- Hyphenation: lem‧met
Etymology 1
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Noun
lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)
- blade (of a knife, sword, etc.)
- Synonyms: kling, blad, mes
- Coordinate term: gevest
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch lenement, from Latin linamentum.
Noun
lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)
- wick
- Synonyms: lont, pit, wiek
1638, Statenvertaling, Matthew 12, 20:Het gekroockte riet en sal hy niet verbreken, ende het roockende lemmet en sal hy niet uytblusschen, tot dat hy het oordeel sal uytbrengen tot overwinninge.- He will not break the bruised reed, and he will not extinguish the smoking wick, until he will deliver the judgement to victory.
Finnish
Noun
lemmet
- nominative plural of lempi