vlies

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English

Noun

vlies

  1. plural of vly

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. Cognate with English fleece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlis/
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  • Hyphenation: vlies
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

vlies n (plural vliezen, diminutive vliesje n)

  1. membrane
    Het netvlies is een dun vlies aan de achterzijde van de oogbal. ― The retina is a thin membrane at the backside of the eyeball.
  2. film, thin layer
    Er ontstond een vlies op de melk ― A film was formed on top of the milk.
  3. fleece, sheep skin
    Het Gulden Vlies. ― The Golden Fleece.
    1. in compounds, short for (Order of) the Golden Fleece

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.

Noun

vlies n

  1. fleece
  2. thin skin, membrane (in a human)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: vlies
  • Limburgish: vlees

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