"bes" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /bɛs/ Audio: Nl-bes.ogg Forms: bessen [plural], besje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From Middle Dutch bes, from Old Dutch besi, from Proto-Germanic *basją. Compare English berry, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (weinabasi, “grape”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|bes}} Middle Dutch bes, {{inh|nl|odt|besi}} Old Dutch besi, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*basją}} Proto-Germanic *basją, {{cog|en|berry}} English berry, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹|t=grape}} Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (weinabasi, “grape”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} bes f (plural bessen, diminutive besje n)
  1. berry Tags: feminine Synonyms: bei, bees, bezie
    Sense id: en-bes-nl-noun-c8zkLx8O Derived forms: aalbes, bessenjenever, bessensap, bessenstruik, blauwe bes, bosbes, braambes, goudbes, jakhalsbes, jeneverbes, kruisbes, lijsterbes, loganbes, rijsbes, rode bes, veenbes, vogelbes, waterbes, witte bes, zwarte bes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɛs/ Audio: Nl-bes.ogg Forms: bessen [plural], besje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛs Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} bes f (plural bessen, diminutive besje n)
  1. (music) B flat Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music Categories (lifeform): Fruits
    Sense id: en-bes-nl-noun-GzDCx1iL Disambiguation of Fruits: 21 74 5 Categories (other): Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 21 entries: 1 1 1 6 21 1 8 1 2 10 1 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 5 0 1 1 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 8 24 1 7 1 1 11 1 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 5 0 1 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 72 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bɛs/ Audio: Nl-bes.ogg Forms: bessen [plural], besje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Backformation from besje, from older bestje, from bestemoer or bestemoeder (“grandma, old woman”). Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} bes f (plural bessen, diminutive besje n)
  1. (chiefly diminutive) an old woman Tags: diminutive, feminine Synonyms: best
    Sense id: en-bes-nl-noun-9LXavjj5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "waterbes"
        },
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          "english": "But then there came an old woman,\n An old mean hag,",
          "ref": "a. 1525, anonymous author, “Lied van de twee koningskinderen”, in Haerlems Oudt Liedt-boeck, 27th edition, published 1716:",
          "text": "Met een quam daer een besje,\n Een oude fenynde bes,",
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        "an old woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly diminutive) an old woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-bes.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/Nl-bes.ogg/Nl-bes.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Nl-bes.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "best"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bes"
}

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