hamlet
A small settlement or a group of houses, often defined as a settlement smaller than a…A small settlement or a group of houses, often defined as a settlement smaller than a village.
» Who wrote Hamlet?
Wer schrieb Hamlet?
Wer hat Hamlet geschrieben?
Кто написал «Гамлета»?
Хто написав Гамлета?
Meaning
4 sensesA small settlement or a group of houses, often defined as a settlement smaller than a village.
a settlement smaller than a town
(UK)A village that does not have its own church.
Weiler, Dorf, Kaff
дере́вняderévnja, ху́торxútor, дереву́шкаderevúška
сільце́silʹcé, присі́лочокprysíločok, ху́тірxútir
(Canada, specifically)An unincorporated community of whatever size, lacking its own municipal government, but with defined boundaries.
Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.
Hamletbarsche
Examples
54 sentencesWho wrote Hamlet?
Хто написав Гамлета?
ruКто написал «Гамлета»?
deWer schrieb Hamlet?
He played the part of Hamlet.
ruОн играл Гамлета.
deEr spielte den Hamlet.
Tom played the part of Hamlet.
ruТом играл роль Гамлета.
deTom spielte den Hamlet.
Hamlet acts as if he were insane.
Гамлет поводиться так, неначе він божевільний.
deHamlet benimmt sich, als wäre er verrückt.
The students performed Hamlet.
deDie Schüler haben Hamlet aufgeführt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of OlFrom Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home). Equivalent to Middle English ham (“home, village”) + -let (“small”).
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Forms
plural: hamletsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a community of people smaller than a village:crossroads
- a settlement smaller than a town:village