Flemish

flemish English Etymology From en enm flemmysshe, from en ang flēmisc, from en ofs flāmisk, derived from en gem-pro *flaumaz flowing, current water and gem-pro *-iskaz. Equivalent to English en fleam ish. More at en Flanders. Pronunciation en /ˈflɛmɪʃ/ RP,GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flemish.wav Southern England en En-us-Flemish.ogg GA en flemish phlegmish en ɛmɪʃ 2 en Flem ish Adjective Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. en Steven Erlanger Seams of Belgium’s Quilt Threaten to Burst w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/world/europe/14belgium.html 2008-05-14 But Wallonian legislators are blocking the changes, fearing that their power is eroding, that the Flemish are doing some legal ethnic cleansing and that a divided Belgium will end the subsidies that flow south from richer Flanders. https://web.archive.org/web/20241109191247/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/world/europe/14belgium.html 9 November 2024 en 2010 Jan Piet Puype; Harm Stevens Arms and Armour of Knights and Landsknechts in the Netherlands Army Museum Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. 9789059724136 245 1302, in which Flemish farmers and civilians armed with goedendags stand in battle formation. The goedendags resemble long clubs, but they have a much wider beating ring around the top and it is possible that a daring combatant  Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language. Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch. Derived terms en Flemish account Flemish beauty Flemish bond Flemish Brabant Flemish brick Flemish coil Flemish eye Flemish horse Flemishness flemish<pos:verb> Flemish gable Flemish Giant Flemishize Flemishization Translations of or relating to Flanders Armenian: hy ֆլամանդական Asturian: ast flamencu Bulgarian: bg фламандски Catalan: ca flamenc Czech: cs vlámský Danish: da flamsk Dutch: nl Vlaams Esperanto: eo flandra Faroese: fo flamskur Finnish: fi flaamilainen French: fr flamand Galician: gl flamengo Georgian: ka ფლამანდიური, ka ფლანდრიული German: de flämisch Hungarian: hu flamand Icelandic: is flæmskur Irish: ga Pléimeannach Italian: it fiammingo Manx: gv Flandrynagh Marathi: mr फ्लेमिश Norwegian: Bokmål: nb flamsk Nynorsk: nn flamsk Occitan: oc flamenc Old Norse: non flæmskr Persian: fa فلامان flâmân Polish: pl flamandzki Portuguese: pt flamengo Romanian: ro flamand Russian: ru флама́ндский, ru фла́ндрский Spanish: es flamenco Swedish: sv flamländsk Volapük: vo Flanänik Walloon: wa flamind of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language Bulgarian: bg фламандски Catalan: ca flamenc Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 佛拉芒语 fúlāmángyǔ, cmn 佛兰德语 fúlándéyǔ Danish: da flamsk Dutch: nl Vlaams Esperanto: eo flandra, eo flandralingva Faroese: fo flamskt Finnish: fi flaamilainen French: fr flamand Georgian: ka ფლამანდიური, ka ფლამანდური ენა German: de flämisch Hungarian: hu flamand Irish: ga Pléimeannaise Italian: it fiammingo m Marathi: mr फ्लेमिश Norwegian: Bokmål: nb flamsk Polish: pl flamandzki Portuguese: pt flamengo Romanian: ro flamand Russian: ru флама́ндский Spanish: es flamenco Swedish: sv flamländsk Walloon: wa flamind Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr flamî, kmr flemanî Latin: la flandricus Proper noun Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders. en Language Bill Stirs the Belgian Chamber; Compromise Measure Submitted to Make Flemish Official Tongue at University of Ghent New York Times 1929-12-12 https://www.nytimes.com/1929/12/12/archives/language-bill-stirs-the-belgian-chamber-compromise-measure.html The government project for rendering the Flemish language official at the University of Ghent, which was responsible for the recent Cabinet crisis, caused warm discussion when it was resubmitted to the Chamber this afternoon. en Tamara Gausi Ilse Marien Are chips really the best thing about Belgium? The Guardian 2011-06-10 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/10/chips-belgium-without-government I think the politicians have missed the opportunity to make education bilingual for all. Then there would be no language issue. Even though people laugh when Elio Di Rupo [leader of the largest francophone Socialist party] speaks Flemish, at least he makes an effort. West Flemish (including French Flemish and Zeelandic Flemish) and East Flemish dialects of Dutch. en Carol Henriksen and Johan van der Auwera The Germanic Languages Ekkehard König and Johan van der Auwera The Germanic Languages Routledge 1994 14 Its Middle Dutch successor (c.1100 to c.1500) is well documented from the end of the twelfth century, especially in the western (Flemish) and centre (Brabantic) dialects of the economically more prosperous southern area, now Belgium. Any of the Low Franconian dialects or languages spoken in northern Belgium, mainly West Flemish, East Flemish, Brabantian dialects of Dutch and Limburgish. en Julian Moynahan New York Times 1989-07-02 That was in the Roman Catholic region of Limburg, a district stretching from northeast Belgium across southern Holland, where the local dialect of Flemish is not easily understood in the rest of the two countries, and where even the artists - the writer's parents are an example - are apt to be born into families of impeccably bourgeois, commercial and conservative orientation. Translations the Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders Asturian: ast flamencu m Bulgarian: bg фламандски m Catalan: ca flamenc m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 佛蘭芒語 Fólánmángyǔ, cmn 弗拉茫 Fúlāmáng, cmn 佛蘭芒 Fólánmáng Czech: cs vlámština f Danish: da flamsk Dutch: nl Vlaams n Esperanto: eo la flandra Faroese: fo flamskt n Finnish: fi flaami French: fr flamand m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Flaamsk Galician: gl flamengo m Georgian: ka ფლამანდიური, ka ფლამანდური ენა German: de Flämisch n Hungarian: hu flamand Icelandic: is flæmska f Interlingua: ia flamingo Irish: ga Pléimeannais f Italian: it fiammingo m Japanese: ja フラマン語 furamango Korean: ko 플랑드르의 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr flamî f Malay: ms bahasa Belanda Belgium, ms bahasa Flemish Manx: gv Flandrynish f Marathi: mr फ्लेमिश Mongolian: mn Фламандын Nepali: ne फ्लेमिश Norwegian: Bokmål: nb flamsk Occitan: oc flamenc m Old Norse: non flæmska f Polish: pl dialekt flamandzki m-in Portuguese: pt flamengo m Romanian: ro flamandă f Russian: ru флама́ндский m, ru фла́ндрский m Spanish: es flamenco m Swedish: sv flamländska Turkish: tr flamandaca Uzbek: uz flamancha Walloon: wa flamind m Related terms en Flanders en Fleming See also en Netherlandish Further reading 1 vls vls Anagrams en efhilms Himself himself mehfils en Demonyms Languages