lakmoes

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch lecmoes (1252), Middle Dutch lijcmoes (1459), early modern Dutch leeckmoes (1514), modern Dutch lackmoes (ca. 1620 and 1679). Equivalent to lekken +‎ moes, the first element was later adapted by folk etymology to lak. Likely related to Old Norse litmosi, but the details of how they are related remain unclear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑk.mus/ Hyphenation: lak‧moes === Noun === lakmoes n (uncountable, no diminutive) litmus ==== Derived terms ==== lakmoespapier lakmoesproef ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: lakmoes → English: lacmus → German: Lackmus→ Hungarian: lakmusz→ Polish: lakmus → Indonesian: lakmus === References ===