Mees

See also: mees and meés

English

Proper noun

Mees

  1. plural of Mee

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “unrelated to mees ("tit")”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːs/
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  • Hyphenation: Mees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

Mees m

  1. a male given name

Luxembourgish
eng Mees

Etymology

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā. Cognate with German Meise, Dutch mees, Old English māse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːs/
    • Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

Mees f (plural Meesen)

  1. tit, titmouse

Derived terms
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