gemaal

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈmaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl
• Hyphenation: ge‧maal

Borrowed from German Gemahl (“husband, spouse”). Compare Old Dutch gemahela, which didn't persist into Middle Dutch.

gemaal m (plural gemaals or gemalen, diminutive gemaaltje n, feminine gemalin)

1. (in titles) a consort
2. a husband

From Middle Dutch gemael. Equivalent to ge- +‎ malen.

gemaal n (plural gemalen, diminutive gemaaltje n)

1. the act or process of grinding (of grain)
2. a pump house, mill, pumping-engine or several of these used for draining polders