Feminine

bes

Concepts

berry
currant
B-flat
cove
creek
bight
gooseberry
grandmother
picture window
red currant
bay
Synonyms

aalbes
bezie
37k
best
A1
bestemoer
bestje
bocht
C1
grootmoeder
B2
inham
41k

klapbes

kreek
21k
kruisbes
oma
A2
baai
C1
Translations

Beere
baie
bacca
baya
baga
Johannisbeere
baca
bahía
baia
groseille
groselha
coccola
acinus
Oma
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɛs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
bes
Inherited from Old Dutch
besi
Cognate with English
English
berry
Cognate with Gothic
𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹
In summary

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”).

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