Fleming en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
Meanings
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A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
, Episode 12, The Cyclops --And our eyes are on Europe, says the citizen. We had our trade with Spain and the French and with the Flemings before those mongrels were pupped, Spanish ale in Galway, the winebark on the winedark waterway.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flemings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (39)
de Flamin (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · nb flamlender (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fo flæmingur (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · sv flamländska (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · lt flamándė (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · da flamlænder (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ka ფლამანდიელი (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo hi-Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · es flamenco (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · eo flandro (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · de Flämin (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ga Pléimeannach (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · es flamenca (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · de Flame (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fr Flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · wa Flaminde (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fr Flamande (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ru флама́ндка (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fi flaamilainen (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · nl Vlaming (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · gv Flandrynagh (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · hy ֆլամանդացի (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · it fiammingo (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · lt flamándas (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · wa Flamind (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ro flamandă (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ka ფლანდრიელი (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · az flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · tr Flaman (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ru флама́ндец (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · hu flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ro flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ca flamenc (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · sv flamländare (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · pt flamengo (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · cs Vlámka (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo ji-Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · cs Vlám (native or inhabitant of Flanders)