Maas

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Maas

1. A major river in Europe, the Meuse, known as the Maas in the Netherlands.

Usually used to distinguish the lower reaches of the river in the Netherlands as opposed to its upper course through France and Belgium.

• -sama, AAMS, AAMs, AMSA, Masa, Sama, aams, amas, masa

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.

• IPA^(key): /maːs/

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• Hyphenation: Maas
• Rhymes: -aːs
• Homophone: maas

Maas f

1. 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, Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland.

Maas

1. a surname

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).

Maas f (plural Maasn)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) chickadee, tit (small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae)

• Kuhlmaas

From German Mais, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi.

Maas m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) maize; corn (US)

   Synonym: Gokeritz

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From Dutch Maas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːs/, [ˈmɑ̝ːs̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑːs
• Syllabification^(key): Maas

Maas

1. the Meuse (major European river)

• Masa, sama

From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.

• IPA^(key): /maːs/

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• Homophone: Maß
• Rhymes: -aːs

die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)

1. Meuse (a major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.

• Rheinmaasländisch (subst.) / rheinmaasländisch (adj.)

Maas n (strong, genitive Maasses, plural Maasse)

1. Former spelling of Maß which is no longer standard.

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Maas c (genitive Maas)

1. the Meuse (major European river)

• masa