Hemd

See also: hemd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hemde, hemede, from Old High German hemidi (“skin”), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛmt/, [hɛmt], [hɛmpt]
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Noun

Hemd n (mixed, genitive Hemdes or Hemds, plural Hemden, diminutive Hemdchen n or Hemdlein n)

shirt, or in particular a dress shirt

Declension

Declension of Hemd [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hemd	die	Hemden
genitive	eines	des	Hemdes, Hemds	der	Hemden
dative	einem	dem	Hemd, Hemde¹	den	Hemden
accusative	ein	das	Hemd	die	Hemden

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Hemdenkragen, Hemdenbügel, Hemdknopf
Baumwollhemd, Leinenhemd, Seidenhemd
T-Hemd, Polo-Hemd, Nachthemd, Oberhemd, Unterhemd, Achselhemd, Herrenhemd

Further reading

“Hemd” in Duden online
“Hemd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hemd” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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