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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vlîme, vlieme, from older *vlît(e)me, *vliet(e)me, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos). Cognate with Old High German fliodema (modern Fliete), Middle Low German vlêteme, Old English flītme, Old French flieme (English fleam).
Pronunciation
Noun
vlijm f or m or n (plural vlijmen, diminutive vlijmpje n)
- a scalpel (sharp small knife with single 3-5 cm long cutting surface as used for surgery)
- a fleam or lancet (sharp instrument with two-sided, 1-3 mm long cutting surface, as used to open a vein for taking blood sample)
- (figuratively, rare) any sharp or poignant organ, such as a tooth or snake's tongue
Usage notes
Use in the neuter gender is obsolete.
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