"mees" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /meːs/ Audio: Nl-mees.ogg Forms: mezen [plural], meesje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːs Etymology: From Middle Dutch mêse, from Old Dutch *mēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee, titmouse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|mêse}} Middle Dutch mêse, {{inh|nl|odt|*mēsa}} Old Dutch *mēsa, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*maisā}} Proto-West Germanic *maisā, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*maisǭ||chickadee, titmouse}} Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee, titmouse”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-zen|meesje}} mees f (plural mezen, diminutive meesje n)
  1. tit, bird of the family Paridae Tags: feminine Derived forms: blauwmees, buidelmees, glanskopmees, koolmees, kuifmees, matkopmees, mezenkooi, pimpelmees, staartmees, zwarte mees
    Sense id: en-mees-nl-noun-AG02KqMx Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for mees meaning in Dutch (2.2kB)

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        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "koolmees"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "Hij zag een mees in zijn tuin.\nHe saw a tit in his garden.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She feeds the tits in the winter with bird seed.",
          "text": "Ze voedt de mezen in de winter met vogelzaad.",
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      "word": "buidelmees"
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      "word": "glanskopmees"
    },
    {
      "word": "koolmees"
    },
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      "word": "kuifmees"
    },
    {
      "word": "matkopmees"
    },
    {
      "word": "mezenkooi"
    },
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      "word": "pimpelmees"
    },
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      "word": "staartmees"
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    {
      "word": "zwarte mees"
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        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːs",
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