lichaam

Dutch

Picture dictionary

1= hoofd 2= gezicht 3= nek 4= schouder 5= borst 6= navel 7= buik 8= lies 9= geslacht 10-14= been 10= dij 11= knie 13= enkel 14= voet 15-19= arm 16= elleboog 17= onderarm 18= pols 19= hand

Alternative forms

ligchaam (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lichame, lechame, from Old Dutch lichamo, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to lijk (“body, lich”) +‎ ham. Cognate with English likam (“body”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈlɪxaːm/
Hyphenation: li‧chaam
Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

lichaam n (plural lichamen, diminutive lichaampje n)

body
(algebra, Netherlands) field
(algebra, Belgium) division ring

Synonyms

lijf

Derived terms

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