blaas

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See also: blås

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

blaas

  1. plural of blaa

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch blaas, from Middle Dutch blase, blaes.

Noun[edit]

blaas (plural blase, diminutive blasie)

  1. bladder
  2. bubble
  3. blister

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blaːs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: blaas
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch blase, blaes. A deverbal from blazen (to blow).

Noun[edit]

blaas f (plural blazen, diminutive blaasje n)

  1. bladder
    De blaas dient wis tot berging der pis.
    The bladder surely serves for storing piss.
Usage notes[edit]

The diminutive blaasje has also several independent meanings.

Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: blaas
  • Aukan: baasi
  • Caribbean Hindustani: blás
  • Papiamentu: blas
  • Saramaccan: baási
  • Sranan Tongo: blâs
    • Caribbean Javanese: blas

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

blaas

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