vlies

See also: Vlies

English

Noun

vlies

  1. plural of vly

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlis/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vlies
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

vlies n (plural vliezen, diminutive vliesje n)

  1. 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.
  2. film, thin layer
    Er ontstond een vlies op de melkA film was formed on top of the milk.
  3. fleece, sheep skin
    Het Gulden Vlies.The Golden Fleece.
    1. in compounds, short for (Order of) the Golden Fleece

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

  • vluus

Etymology

From Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.

Noun

vlies n

  1. fleece
  2. thin skin, membrane (in a human)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: vlies
  • Limburgish: vlees

Further reading

  • vlies”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vlies”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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