noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH1 N D ER0 SH ER2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: singlet, vest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undergarment, unmentionable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā Old English sċyrte Middle English schirte English shirt English undershirt From under- + shirt.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فنيلة
(fanīla)
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Arabic:
فلينة
(falīna)
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Armenian:
ներքնաշապիկ
(nerkʻnašapik)
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Danish:
undertrøje
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Dutch:
onderhemd
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Dutch:
marcelleke
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Dutch:
onderborstrok
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Finnish:
aluspaita
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Hungarian:
atlétatrikó
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Hungarian:
atléta
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Hungarian:
trikó
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Indonesian:
kaus dalam
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Latin:
interula
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Polish:
podkoszulek
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Russian:
ма́йка
(májka)
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Spanish:
camiseta interior
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Spanish:
guardacamisa
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Spanish:
camisola
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Swedish:
undertröja
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Tamil:
பனியன்
(paṉiyaṉ)
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless
Turkish:
atlet
— undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless