Haïnt

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. With common diphthongization of -a- to -ai- found in Eupen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hai̯˨nt/
  • Hyphenation: Haïnt
  • Rhymes: -ai̯nt

Noun

Haïnt f (plural Haïnt, diminutive Hänntje)

  1. (Eupen, anatomy, common variant) A hand

Usage notes

  • The plural may be distinguished from the singular by tone.

Derived terms

  • Aaterhaïnt
  • allderhaïnt
  • aunderhaïnt
  • béïderhaïnt
  • haïntgriipe
  • Haïntlanger
  • Haïntschréfft
  • Haïntselmann
  • Haïntwärrek
  • Häintgelänk
  • noëderhaïnt
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