Definition
An archaic or variant spelling of chemise, a loose-fitting garment or undergarment.
Etymology
From Old French chemise, meaning shirt or tunic (from Late Latin camisia). 'Chemis' appears as an older English spelling variant before standardization to 'chemise.'
Kelly Says
Medieval spellings were wild—the same word could be spelled multiple ways in the same document; 'chemis' shows English before standardization, which didn't really happen until dictionaries became common.
Translations
CACatalà
camisa
kah-SEE-mah
CSČeština
košile
koh-shee-leh
DADansk
skjorte
skjor-teh
ELΕλληνικά
πουκάμισο
poo-ka-mee-so
ESEspañol
camisa
kah-SEE-mah
FAفارسی
پیراهن
pee-rah-an
FRFrançais
chemisier
she-mee-zhyehr
HAHA
babban riga
bab-ban ree-ga
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemeja
kem-ya
IGIG
Isi agu
ee-see ah-goo
ITItaliano
camisa
kah-SEE-mah
MSBahasa Melayu
kemeja
kem-ya
NONorsk
skjorte
skjor-teh
PLPolski
koszula
ko-shu-la
PTPortuguês
camisa
kah-SEE-mah
RORomână
cămășie
kam-ah-shee
RUРусский
рубашка
roo-ba-shka
SVSvenska
skjorta
skjor-ta
SWKiswahili
shuka
shoo-ka
THไทย
เสื้อเชิ้ต
seu-chet
UKУкраїнська
сорочка
so-ro-cha
VITiếng Việt
áo sơ mi
ah-o so-mee
ZUZU
isikhumba
ee-si-khumba