English

Proper noun

Maas

1. The Meuse, a major European river.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːs/

• Rhymes: -aːs

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.

Proper noun

Maas f

1. the Meuse (major European river)

Finnish

Etymology

From Dutch Maas.

Proper noun

Maas

1. the Meuse (major European river)

Declension

Anagrams

• Masa, sama

German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *Masō, probably via Old High German Masa.^[1]

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːs

Proper noun

Maas f ‎(genitive Maas)

1. the Meuse (major European river)
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Maas.

References

1. ↑ Albrecht Greule, Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen (2014)

Etymology 2

Noun

Maas n

1. Obsolete spelling of Maß

   das Maas der Strafe

Swedish

Etymology

From Dutch Maas.

Proper noun

Maas

1. the Meuse (major European river)

English

Alternative forms

• amasi (South Africa)

Pronunciation

• enPR: mäs, IPA^(key): /mɑːs/

Noun

maas ‎(uncountable)

1. (South Africa) Sour milk.

Etymology 2

From the verb to maa

Pronunciation

• enPR: mäz, IPA^(key): /mɑːz/

Verb

maas

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of maa

Anagrams

• AAMs, aams, amas, masa

Tetum

Verb

maas

1. to yawn