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, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhæm.lɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæm.lət/ Homophone: Hamlet === Noun === hamlet (plural hamlets) A small settlement or a group of houses, often defined as a settlement smaller than a village. Synonym: (archaic) thorp (UK) A village that does not have its own church. (specifically, Canada) An unincorporated community of whatever size, lacking its own municipal government, but with defined boundaries. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae. ==== Hypernyms ==== 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.