zeemleer
Dutch
Alternative forms
- zeemleder (dated)
- zeemsleder (obsolete)
- zeemsleer (archaic)
Etymology
From zeems (“chamois”) + leer. The final -s of zeems was preserved in the old forms zeemsleder and zeemsleer and still exists in Afrikaans seemsleer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːm.leːr/
- Hyphenation: zeem‧leer
Noun
zeemleer n (uncountable)
- Chamois leather.
- A cloth of chamois leather used for cleaning.
- Synonym: zeem
Derived terms
- zeem
- zeemleren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: seemsleer