zeemleer

Dutch

Alternative forms

• zeemleder (dated)
• zeemsleder (obsolete)
• zeemsleer (archaic)

Etymology

From zeems (“chamois”) +‎ leer. The final -s of zeems was preserved in the old forms zeemsleder and zeemsleer and still exists in Afrikaans seemsleer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːm.leːr/

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• Hyphenation: zeem‧leer

Noun

zeemleer n (uncountable)

1. chamois leather, wash-leather
2. a cloth of chamois leather used for cleaning

   Synonym: zeem

Derived terms

• zeem
• zeemleren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seemsleer