hagedis

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā (“lizard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦaːɣəˈdɪs/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ge‧dis
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun[edit]

hagedis m (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagedisje n)

  1. lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass Squamata, especially of the Lacertilia
    Hyponyms: agame, gekko, hazelworm, kameleon, leguaan, skink, varaan

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: akkedis
  • Negerhollands: kakatės, kakketis
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: kakates (dated)
  • → Aukan: lagadisa
  • → Sranan Tongo: lagadisa
  • → West Frisian: hagedis

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch hagedis, from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hagedis c (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagediske)

  1. lizard

Further reading[edit]

  • “hagedis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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