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Maas

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See also: maas, mås, and maaş

English

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Etymology

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From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Proper noun

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Maas

  1. A major river in Europe, the Meuse, known as the Maas in the Netherlands.

Usage notes

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Usually used to distinguish the lower reaches of the river in the Netherlands as opposed to its upper course through France and Belgium.

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Maas m anim (female equivalent Maasová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Maas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch *Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō. Dutch is one of the few languages in which the Germanic name survives directly; most other languages have borrowed the name from Dutch or from a Romance language.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Maas f

  1. The Meuse, a major European river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows through the provinces of Limburg, Gelderland, North Brabant and South Holland.

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Maas

  1. a surname

East Central German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (chickadee).

Noun

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Maas f (plural Maasn)

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) chickadee, tit (small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae)
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Etymology 2

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From German Mais, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi.

Noun

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Maas m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) maize; corn (US)
    Synonym: Gokeritz

Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Dutch Maas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Maas

  1. the Meuse (major European river)

Declension

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Inflection of Maas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Maas
genitive Maasin
partitive Maasia
illative Maasiin
singular plural
nominative Maas
accusative nom. Maas
gen. Maasin
genitive Maasin
partitive Maasia
inessive Maasissa
elative Maasista
illative Maasiin
adessive Maasilla
ablative Maasilta
allative Maasille
essive Maasina
translative Maasiksi
abessive Maasitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Maas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maasini
accusative nom. Maasini
gen. Maasini
genitive Maasini
partitive Maasiani
inessive Maasissani
elative Maasistani
illative Maasiini
adessive Maasillani
ablative Maasiltani
allative Maasilleni
essive Maasinani
translative Maasikseni
abessive Maasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maasisi
accusative nom. Maasisi
gen. Maasisi
genitive Maasisi
partitive Maasiasi
inessive Maasissasi
elative Maasistasi
illative Maasiisi
adessive Maasillasi
ablative Maasiltasi
allative Maasillesi
essive Maasinasi
translative Maasiksesi
abessive Maasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maasimme
accusative nom. Maasimme
gen. Maasimme
genitive Maasimme
partitive Maasiamme
inessive Maasissamme
elative Maasistamme
illative Maasiimme
adessive Maasillamme
ablative Maasiltamme
allative Maasillemme
essive Maasinamme
translative Maasiksemme
abessive Maasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maasinne
accusative nom. Maasinne
gen. Maasinne
genitive Maasinne
partitive Maasianne
inessive Maasissanne
elative Maasistanne
illative Maasiinne
adessive Maasillanne
ablative Maasiltanne
allative Maasillenne
essive Maasinanne
translative Maasiksenne
abessive Maasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Maasinsa
accusative nom. Maasinsa
gen. Maasinsa
genitive Maasinsa
partitive Maasiaan
Maasiansa
inessive Maasissaan
Maasissansa
elative Maasistaan
Maasistansa
illative Maasiinsa
adessive Maasillaan
Maasillansa
ablative Maasiltaan
Maasiltansa
allative Maasilleen
Maasillensa
essive Maasinaan
Maasinansa
translative Maasikseen
Maasiksensa
abessive Maasittaan
Maasittansa
instructive
comitative

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.

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Proper noun

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die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)

  1. Meuse (a major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Maas n (strong, genitive Maasses, plural Maasse)

  1. Former spelling of Maß which is no longer standard.
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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Proper noun

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Maas c (genitive Maas)

  1. the Meuse (major European river)

Anagrams

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