medaille

See also: Medaille, médaille, and médaillé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medālia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmeːˈdɑl.jə/, /ˌmeːˈdɑi̯.ə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧dail‧le

Noun

medaille f (plural medailles, diminutive medailletje n)

  1. a medal (stamped metal disc awarded as a prize)
    Synonyms: eremetaal, erepenning, penning, plak

Derived terms

  • bronzen medaille
  • gouden medaille
  • medaillekandidaat
  • medaillewinnaar
  • zilveren medaille

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: médali
  • → Indonesian: medali
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