# Maas
## English
### Etymology

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

### Proper noun

Maas
* A major river in Europe, the Meuse, known as the Maas in the Netherlands.

#### Usage notes

Usually used to distinguish the lower reaches of the river in the Netherlands as opposed to its upper course through France and Belgium.

### Anagrams

* -sama, AAMS, AAMs, AMSA, Masa, Sama, aams, amas, masa

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaas]

### Proper noun

Maas m anim (female equivalent Maasová)
* a male surname from German

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Maas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch *Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō. Dutch is one of the few languages in which the Germanic name survives directly; most other languages have borrowed the name from Dutch or from a Romance language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maːs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Maas
* Rhymes: -aːs
* Homophone: maas

### Proper noun

Maas f
* The Meuse, a major European river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows through the provinces of Limburg, Gelderland, North Brabant and South Holland.

#### Derived terms

* Afgedamde Maas
* Berg aan de Maas
* Bergsche Maas
* Binnenbedijkte Maas
* Brielse Maas
* Geulle aan de Maas
* Grensmaas
* Grindmaas
* Horst aan de Maas
* Maasband
* Maasbommel
* Maasbracht
* Maasbree
* Maasdal
* Maasdam
* Maasdijk
* Maasdonk
* Maasdriel
* Maaseik
* Maasgouw
* Maashees
* Maashorst
* Maasland
* Maasmechelen
* Maasniel
* Maassluis
* Maasstad
* Maastricht
* Maasvaart
* Maaswater
* Manhattan aan de Maas
* Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
* Monden van de Maas
* Nieuwe Maas
* Oude Maas
* Oude Maasdijk
* Peel en Maas
* Smeermaas
* West Maas en Waal
* Westmaas
* Zandmaas

### Proper noun

Maas
* a surname

## East Central German
### Etymology 1

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).

#### Noun

Maas f (plural Maasn)
* (Erzgebirgisch) chickadee, tit (small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae)

##### Derived terms

* Kuhlmaas

### Etymology 2

From German Mais, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi.

#### Noun

Maas m
* (Erzgebirgisch) maize; corn (US)
    Synonym: Gokeritz

### Further reading

* 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Dutch Maas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑːs/, [ˈmɑ̝ːs̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑːs
* Hyphenation: Maas

### Proper noun

Maas
* the Meuse (major European river)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Maas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maasini
accusative
nom.
Maasini
gen.
Maasini
genitive
Maasini
partitive
Maasiani
inessive
Maasissani
elative
Maasistani
illative
Maasiini
adessive
Maasillani
ablative
Maasiltani
allative
Maasilleni
essive
Maasinani
translative
Maasikseni
abessive
Maasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maasisi
accusative
nom.
Maasisi
gen.
Maasisi
genitive
Maasisi
partitive
Maasiasi
inessive
Maasissasi
elative
Maasistasi
illative
Maasiisi
adessive
Maasillasi
ablative
Maasiltasi
allative
Maasillesi
essive
Maasinasi
translative
Maasiksesi
abessive
Maasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maasimme
accusative
nom.
Maasimme
gen.
Maasimme
genitive
Maasimme
partitive
Maasiamme
inessive
Maasissamme
elative
Maasistamme
illative
Maasiimme
adessive
Maasillamme
ablative
Maasiltamme
allative
Maasillemme
essive
Maasinamme
translative
Maasiksemme
abessive
Maasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maasinne
accusative
nom.
Maasinne
gen.
Maasinne
genitive
Maasinne
partitive
Maasianne
inessive
Maasissanne
elative
Maasistanne
illative
Maasiinne
adessive
Maasillanne
ablative
Maasiltanne
allative
Maasillenne
essive
Maasinanne
translative
Maasiksenne
abessive
Maasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maasinsa
accusative
nom.
Maasinsa
gen.
Maasinsa
genitive
Maasinsa
partitive
Maasiaan Maasiansa
inessive
Maasissaan Maasissansa
elative
Maasistaan Maasistansa
illative
Maasiinsa
adessive
Maasillaan Maasillansa
ablative
Maasiltaan Maasiltansa
allative
Maasilleen Maasillensa
essive
Maasinaan Maasinansa
translative
Maasikseen Maasiksensa
abessive
Maasittaan Maasittansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* Masa, sama

## German
### Etymology 1

From Old High German Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maːs/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: Maß
* Rhymes: -aːs

#### Proper noun

die Maas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Maas)
* Meuse (a major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)
** For quotations using this term, see Citations:Maas.

##### Related terms

* Rheinmaasländisch (subst.) / rheinmaasländisch (adj.)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

Maas n (strong, genitive Maasses, plural Maasse)
* Former spelling of Maß which is no longer standard.

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

### Proper noun

Maas c (genitive Maas)
* the Meuse (major European river)

### Anagrams

* masa