blaas
See also: blås
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Etymology
From Dutch blaas, from Middle Dutch blase, blaes.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blaːs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: blaas
- Rhymes: -aːs
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blase, blaes. A deverbal from blazen (“to blow”).
Noun
blaas f (plural blazen, diminutive blaasje n)
- 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
- blaassilene
- galblaas
- varkensblaas
- zwemblaas
Descendants
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