duim

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nounmasculine
  1. thumb, the innermost finger
  2. inch
  3. pintlejointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf

Forms

noun

pluralduimen
diminutive neuterduimpje

Other ways to say it

Idioms built on the body

  • iets uit je duim zuigento make something upLiterally to suck it out of your thumb.

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