loods

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Etymology

From Dutch loods, backformation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

loods (plural loodse)

  1. navigator, pilot

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Back-formation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman (modern lodesman).

Noun

loods m (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)

  1. (navigation) pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast
  2. (zoology) pilot fish
  3. (by extension) guide
Synonyms

(pilot):

(pilot fish):

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: loods
  • → Caribbean Javanese: los
  • → Papiamentu: lots, loods, loos

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch loodse, loge, from Old French loge.

Noun

loods f (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)

  1. shed, protective building
  2. warehouse
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: lots

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

loods

  1. inflection of loodsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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