verlies

See also: Verlies

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch verlies, from Middle Dutch verlies, from verliesen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈlis/

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Noun

verlies (plural verliese)

1. loss

Related terms

• verloor

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈlis/, /vɛrˈlis/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧lies
• Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch verlies, from verliesen (modern Dutch verliezen).

Noun

verlies n (plural verliezen, diminutive verliesje n)

1. loss, defeat
2. (the process of) losing someone or something

Antonyms

• winst

Derived terms

• gewichtsverlies
• gezichtsverlies
• verlieslatend

Related terms

• verliezen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verlies

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verlies

1. inflection of verliezen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

German

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Verb

verlies

1. singular imperative of verlesen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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Noun

verlies n

1. loss, losing something
2. disadvantage
3. misery

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: verlies
  • Afrikaans: verlies
• Limburgish: verlees

Further reading

• “verlies”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “verlies”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN