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English
Etymology
From Dutch Maas or German Maas.
Proper noun
Maas
- A major river in Europe, the Meuse, known as 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
Proper noun
Maas m anim (female equivalent Maasová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Maas (hard masculine animate)
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
Proper noun
Maas f
- 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
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, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:
Finnish
Etymology
From Dutch Maas.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maas
- the Meuse (major European river)
Declension
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)
- Meuse (a major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)
Declension
Declension of Maas
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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)
- the Meuse (major European river)
Anagrams