lichaam

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈlɪxaːm/

noun
Definitions
  • body
  • (law) legal body, organisation such as a corporation, association or assembly
  • (algebra) field
  • (algebra) division ring

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch lichame inherited from Old Dutch lichamo inherited from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (body, corpse, bodily frame) compound from Dutch, Flemish lijk (corpse, -ly, dead body, body, -able, boltrope, -tially, lich, -tial) + Dutch, Flemish haam (cover, covering).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

haam

Gloss

cover, covering

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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