medaille

See also: Medaille, médaille, and médaillé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medālia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeːˈdɑl.jə/, /ˌmeːˈdɑi̯.ə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: me‧dail‧le

Noun

medaille f (plural medailles, diminutive medailletje n)

1. a medal (stamped metal disc awarded as a prize)

   Synonyms: eremetaal, erepenning, penning, plak

Derived terms

• gouden medaille
• medaillekandidaat
• medaillewinnaar

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: médali
• → Indonesian: medali