namelijk

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) namelick, namelijke, namenlijk, namenlijke, namentlijk, namentlijke (abbreviation) nl. (text messaging) nml === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch namelike (adverb) and namelijc (adjective). Equivalent to naam +‎ -e- +‎ -lijk. Compare German nämlich and English namely === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaː.mə.lək/ Hyphenation: na‧me‧lijk === Adverb === namelijk namely Used to indicate that a statement explains an earlier one. Synonym: immers (archaic) especially, in particular Synonym: met name ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: naamlik, naemlik