Daume

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle High German dūme.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯mə/
    • Rhymes: -aʊ̯mə
    • Syllabification: Dau‧me

    Noun

    Daume m (plural Daume, diminutive Deimche)

    1. thumb

    See also

    terms for fingers: Werter fer die Fingeredit

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Daume”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 32, column 1

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

      Inherited from Middle High German dūme.

      Compare German Daumen, Dutch duim, English thumb.

      Noun

      Daume m (plural Daume)

      1. thumb
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