Maas

See also: maas, mås, and maaş

English

Etymology

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Proper noun

Maas

1. A major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, known as the Meuse in French and the Maas in Dutch.

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaas]

Proper noun

Maas m anim (female equivalent Maasová)

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Maas (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Maas	Maasové
genitive	Maasa	Maasů
dative	Maasovi	Maasům
accusative	Maasa	Maasy
vocative	Maase	Maasové
locative	Maasovi	Maasech
instrumental	Maasem	Maasy

Further reading

• “Maas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːs/

• Audio:

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

Proper noun

Maas f

1. Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)

Derived terms

• Afgedamde Maas
• Berg aan de Maas
• Bergsche Maas
• Binnenbedijkte Maas
• Brielse Maas
• Geulle aan de Maas
• Grensmaas
• Grindmaas
• Horst aan de Maas
• Maasband
• Maasbommel
• Maasbracht
• Maasbree
• Maasdal
• Maasdam
• Maasdijk
• Maasdonk
• Maasdriel
• Maaseik
• Maasgouw
• Maashees
• Maashorst
• Maasland
• Maasmechelen
• Maasniel
• Maassluis
• Maasstad
• Maastricht
• Maasvaart
• Maaswater
• Manhattan aan de Maas
• Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
• Monden van de Maas
• Nieuwe Maas
• Oude Maas
• Oude Maasdijk
• Peel en Maas
• Smeermaas
• West Maas en Waal
• Westmaas
• Zandmaas

Proper noun

Maas

1. a surname

East Central German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Maas f (plural Maasn)

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

Derived terms

• Kuhlmaas

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Maas m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) maize; corn (US)

   Synonym: Gokeritz

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83

Finnish

Etymology

From Dutch Maas.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Maas

1. Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)

Declension

Inflection of Maas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Maas	—
genitive		Maasin	—
partitive		Maasia	—
illative		Maasiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Maas	—
accusative	nom.	Maas	—
	gen.	Maasin
genitive		Maasin	—
partitive		Maasia	—
inessive		Maasissa	—
elative		Maasista	—
illative		Maasiin	—
adessive		Maasilla	—
ablative		Maasilta	—
allative		Maasille	—
essive		Maasina	—
translative		Maasiksi	—
abessive		Maasitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Maas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maasini — accusative nom. Maasini — gen. Maasini genitive Maasini — partitive Maasiani — inessive Maasissani — elative Maasistani — illative Maasiini — adessive Maasillani — ablative Maasiltani — allative Maasilleni — essive Maasinani — translative Maasikseni — abessive Maasittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maasisi — accusative nom. Maasisi — gen. Maasisi genitive Maasisi — partitive Maasiasi — inessive Maasissasi — elative Maasistasi — illative Maasiisi — adessive Maasillasi — ablative Maasiltasi — allative Maasillesi — essive Maasinasi — translative Maasiksesi — abessive Maasittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maasimme — accusative nom. Maasimme — gen. Maasimme genitive Maasimme — partitive Maasiamme — inessive Maasissamme — elative Maasistamme — illative Maasiimme — adessive Maasillamme — ablative Maasiltamme — allative Maasillemme — essive Maasinamme — translative Maasiksemme — abessive Maasittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maasinne — accusative nom. Maasinne — gen. Maasinne genitive Maasinne — partitive Maasianne — inessive Maasissanne — elative Maasistanne — illative Maasiinne — adessive Maasillanne — ablative Maasiltanne — allative Maasillenne — essive Maasinanne — translative Maasiksenne — abessive Maasittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maasinsa — accusative nom. Maasinsa — gen. Maasinsa genitive Maasinsa — partitive Maasiaan Maasiansa — inessive Maasissaan Maasissansa — elative Maasistaan Maasistansa — illative Maasiinsa — adessive Maasillaan Maasillansa — ablative Maasiltaan Maasiltansa — allative Maasilleen Maasillensa — essive Maasinaan Maasinansa — translative Maasikseen Maasiksensa — abessive Maasittaan Maasittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• Masa, sama

German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Maß
• Rhymes: -aːs

Proper noun

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

1. Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.

Declension

Declension of Maas [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Maas
genitive	der	Maas
dative	der	Maas
accusative	die	Maas

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

Noun

Maas n (strong, genitive Maasses, plural Maasse)

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

Declension

Declension of Maas [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Maas	die	Maasse
genitive	eines	des	Maasses	der	Maasse
dative	einem	dem	Maas, Maasse1	den	Maassen
accusative	ein	das	Maas	die	Maasse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Swedish

Etymology

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Proper noun

Maas c (genitive Maas)

1. Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)

Anagrams

• masa