vlees

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vlêesch, from Old Dutch flēsc, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vleːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vlees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

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vlees n (plural vlezen, diminutive vleesje n)

  1. meat
  2. flesh

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vleis
  • Negerhollands: vleesch, fleis, vleis
  • West Frisian: fleis