vlies
See also: Vlies
English
editNoun
editvlies
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editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. Cognate with English fleece.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvlies n (plural vliezen, diminutive vliesje n)
- membrane
- Het netvlies is een dun vlies aan de achterzijde van de oogbal. ― The retina is a thin membrane at the backside of the eyeball.
- film, thin layer
- Er ontstond een vlies op de melk ― A film was formed on top of the milk.
- fleece, sheep skin
- Het Gulden Vlies. ― The Golden Fleece.
- in compounds, short for (Order of) the Golden Fleece
Derived terms
editMiddle Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
Noun
editvlies n
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “vlies”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vlies”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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