clementie
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clēmentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kləˈmɛn.(t)si/, /kleːˈmɛn.(t)si/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: cle‧men‧tie
- Rhymes: -ɛntsi
Noun
clementie f (uncountable, no diminutive)
- clemency, lenience, mercy
- Synonym: goedertierenheid
Related terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “clementie”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute