pees

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a sinew
2. (feminine) a bowstring

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of pezen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of pezen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of pezen:

pezen

1. (informal) to run or walk quickly
2. (informal) to work with considerable effort
3. (slang) to have sexual intercourse

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Concepts

tendon

sinew

string

🪢

chord

rope

🪢

nerve

hamstring

cord

Synonyms

zeen

koord

🪢

touw

🪢

ader

wortel

zenuwdraad

uitloper

Translations

Sehne

tendón

tendon

tendó

tendine

tendão

τένοντας

Flechse

وتر

🪢

kiriş

🪢

kas kirişi

وَتَر

Spannglied

τένων

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: pese

In summary

From Middle Dutch pese. See vezel (“fiber, sinew”).