name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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mäs
/mɑːs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑːs
mäz
/mɑːz/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑːz
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, known as the Meuse in French and the Maas in Dutch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
sour milk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of maa
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract