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bes.

berry

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛs/
  1. berry

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bes, bese, from Old Dutch besi, from Proto-West Germanic *basi, from Proto-Germanic *basją. Compare English berry, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (weinabasi, “grape”).

noun/bɛs/
  1. an old woman

    diminutive · feminine
Where this word comes from

Backformation from besje, from older bestje, from bestemoer or bestemoeder (“grandma, old woman”).

noun/bɛs/
  1. B-flat

    feminine
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