Flemish

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
2. Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language.
3. Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.

Name

1. Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders.
2. West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.

Synonyms

Fleming

Dutch

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Flemish dialect

Flemings

the Flemish language

Nederlands

Vlaams

Translations

flamand

Vlaams

flamenco

fiammingo

flamenc

Flämisch

flamengo

flämisch

flamî

flandrisch

neerlandês

Φλαμανδικά

néerlandais

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Flamand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɛmɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: flemmysshe

Inherited from Old English: flēmisc

In summary

From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders.