zemel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch semele, ultimately from Latin simila (wheat flour). Cognate with regional German Semmel (bread roll). The noun in the sense of whiner stems from the verb.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.məl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ze‧mel
  • Rhymes: -eːməl

Noun

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zemel f (plural zemelen)

  1. bran

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: semel
  • West Frisian: semel
  • Sranan Tongo: seimel

Noun

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zemel m (plural zemels, diminutive zemeltje n)

  1. whiner, blatherer
    Synonym: zemelaar

Verb

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zemel

  1. inflection of zemelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative