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heimlich

(Engels)

  1. secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)
  2. (archaic) quiet, silent
  3. (archaic) synonym of einheimisch (“native”)
  4. (archaic) synonym of traulich (“homely, cosy”)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to Heim + -lich.

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