Haïnt
Limburgish
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Alternative forms
- hand (common variant)
- handj (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)
- hank (Southeast Limburgish, East Limburgish)
- Hank (Krefeld)
- haand (uncommon variant)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. With common diphthongization of -a- to -ai- found in Eupen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haɪ̯˨nt/
- Hyphenation: Haïnt
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯nt
Noun
Haïnt f (plural Haïnt, diminutive Hänntje)
- (anatomy, common variant) A hand
Usage notes
- The plural may be distinguished from the singular by tone.
Derived terms
- Aaterhaïnt
- allderhaïnt
- aunderhaïnt
- béïderhaïnt
- haïntgriipe
- Haïntlanger
- Haïntschréfft
- Haïntselmann
- Haïntwärrek
- Häintgelänk
- noëderhaïnt