waas

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• waa
• was, wa (unstressed)

Etymology

From Middle High German waz, from Old High German waz, from Proto-Germanic *hwat. Cognate with German was, Dutch wat, English what, Icelandic hvað.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑː/

Pronoun

waas

1. what

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wāse, wāze, waes ‘mud, mire’, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

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Noun

waas n (plural wazen, diminutive waasje n)

1. haze, mist
2. bloom
3. film

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Vilamovian

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Etymology 1

Cognate to German Weizen.

Noun

waas m

1. wheat

Etymology 2

Cognate to German Weise.

Noun

waas ?

1. orphan