hersenschim
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦɛr.sənˌsxɪm/
noun
Definitions
- phantom, delusion, chimera, figment of the imagination
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish hersenen (brain) + Dutch, Flemish schim (shadow).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
schim
Gloss
shadow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
陰, 影
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hersenbalk Dutch, Flemish
- hersenbloeding Dutch, Flemish
- hersencel Dutch, Flemish
- hersendood Dutch, Flemish
- hersenen Dutch, Flemish
- hersenpan Dutch, Flemish
- hersenschors Dutch, Flemish
- hersenspinsel Dutch, Flemish
- hersenspoelen Dutch, Flemish
- hersenspoeling Dutch, Flemish
- hersenvlies Dutch, Flemish
- schim Dutch, Flemish
- schimmenrijk Dutch, Flemish
- schimmenspel Dutch, Flemish
- schimmig Dutch, Flemish
- hersene Middle Dutch
- schim Middle Dutch
- harsings Afrikaans
- skim Afrikaans