blaas

See also: blås

English

Noun

blaas

1. plural of blaa

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, balsa, basal, laabs, sabal

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaːs/

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• Hyphenation: blaas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch blase, blaes. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

blaas f (plural blazen, diminutive blaasje n)

1. bladder

   De blaas dient wis tot berging der pis.

   The bladder surely serves for storing piss.

Usage notes

The diminutive blaasje has also several independent meanings.

Derived terms

• blaaskanker
• blaasrob
• galblaas
• varkensblaas
• zwemblaas

Descendants

• → Aukan: baasi
• → Caribbean Hindustani: blás
• → Papiamentu: blas
• → Saramaccan: baási
• → Sranan Tongo: blâs
  • → Caribbean Javanese: blas

Etymology 2

Verb

blaas

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of blazen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of blazen