vlies

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English

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Noun

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vlies

  1. plural of vly

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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 melkA 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

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Middle Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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vlies n

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

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: vlies
  • Limburgish: vlees

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