hamlet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home). Equivalent to Middle English ham (“home, village”) +‎ -let (“small”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhæm.lɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæm.lət/ Homophone: Hamlet === Noun === hamlet (plural hamlets) A small village or a group of houses. Synonym: thorp (British) A village that does not have its own church. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae. ==== Hypernyms ==== (small village): settlement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Eltham, Lathem, Thelma, methal == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From ham (“skin”) +‎ let (“colour”). === Noun === hamlet m (definite singular hamleten, indefinite plural hamleter, definite plural hamletene) skin colour, complexion Synonym: hudfarge Han var mørk i hamleten. ― His skin colour was dark. === Further reading === “hamlet” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hamlìt === Etymology === From ham (“skin”) +‎ let (“colour”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ha(ː)mleːt/ === Noun === hamlet m (definite singular hamleten, indefinite plural hamleter or hamletar, definite plural hamletene or hamletane) skin colour, complexion === Further reading === “hamlet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.