Maas
English
Etymology
From Dutch Maas or German Maas.
Proper noun
Maas
- A major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, known as the Meuse in France and Belgium and the Maas in the Netherlands.
Usage notes
Usually used to distinguish the lower reaches of the river in the Netherlands as opposed to its upper course through France and Belgium.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaas]
Proper noun
Maas m anim (female equivalent Maasová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maas | Maasové |
| genitive | Maasa | Maasů |
| dative | Maasovi | Maasům |
| accusative | Maasa | Maasy |
| vocative | Maase | Maasové |
| locative | Maasovi | Maasech |
| instrumental | Maasem | Maasy |
Further reading
- “Maas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /maːs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Maas
- Rhymes: -aːs
- Homophone: maas
Proper noun
Maas f
- Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)
Derived terms
- Afgedamde Maas
- Berg aan de Maas
- Bergsche Maas
- Binnenbedijkte Maas
- Brielse Maas
- Geulle aan de Maas
- Grensmaas
- Grindmaas
- Horst aan de Maas
- Maasband
- Maasbommel
- Maasbracht
- Maasbree
- Maasdal
- Maasdam
- Maasdijk
- Maasdonk
- Maasdriel
- Maaseik
- Maasgouw
- Maashees
- Maashorst
- Maasland
- Maasmechelen
- Maasniel
- Maassluis
- Maasstad
- Maastricht
- Maasvaart
- Maaswater
- Manhattan aan de Maas
- Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
- Monden van de Maas
- Nieuwe Maas
- Oude Maas
- Oude Maasdijk
- Peel en Maas
- Smeermaas
- West Maas en Waal
- Westmaas
- Zandmaas
Proper noun
Maas
- a surname
East Central German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).
Noun
Maas f (plural Maasn)
- (Erzgebirgisch) chickadee, tit (small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From German Mais, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi.
Noun
Maas m
- (Erzgebirgisch) maize; corn (US)
- Synonym: Gokeritz
Further reading
- 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
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːs/, [ˈmɑ̝ːs̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑːs
- Syllabification(key): Maas
- Hyphenation(key): Maas
Proper noun
Maas
- Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)
Declension
| 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. | ||
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Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːs/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: Maß
- Rhymes: -aːs
Proper noun
die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)
- Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.
Declension
Related terms
- Rheinmaasländisch (subst.) / rheinmaasländisch (adj.)
Etymology 2
Noun
Maas n (strong, genitive Maasses, plural Maasse)
- Former spelling of Maß which is no longer standard.
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Dutch Maas or German Maas.
Proper noun
Maas c (genitive Maas)
- Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)