Kieme

Signification (Anglais)

gill (fish organ)

Concepts

branchie

ouïes

ouïe

Synonymes

Grimasse

Kiemen

Traductions

gill

kieuw

branquia

branchia

guelra

agalla

brànquia

solungaç

gills

brânquia

ganya

branchia

branchie

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkiːmə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à Middle Low German: kime

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: kiwe

Appartenant à néerlandais: kieuw

In summary

16th century, from Middle Low German kime, kimme. This is most plausibly an alteration of kiwe (“jawbone, gill”) after unrelated kimme (“slit, groove”), whence also German Kimme. The former pertains to kauen (“to chew”) and is cognate with Middle High German kiwe (“jawbone, gill”), Dutch kieuw (“gill”).