limoen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈmun/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: li‧moen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
limoen m (plural limoenen, diminutive limoentje n)
Limoenen
Limes
Limes
- lime (a green citrus fruit)
- Synonym: lemmetje
- (uncountable) lime (green color)
- Synonym: limoengroen
Derived terms
- limoengroen
- limoensap
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lemoen
- Berbice Creole Dutch: lemuna
- Negerhollands: lamuntši, lamuntje (from the diminutive)
- → Virgin Islands Creole: lamuntsi (dated)
- → Lokono: limóna
- → Caribbean Javanese: limun
- → Papiamentu: lamunchi (from the diminutive)
- → Sranan Tongo: lemki (from the diminutive)
- → Kari'na: alimiki
- → Saramaccan: lémíkí
- → Trió: remiki
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