Neuter

vlies

Meaning

  1. (neuter) membrane
  2. (neuter) film, thin layer
  3. (archaic, neuter) fleece, sheep skin, pelt
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, in-compounds, neuter) fleece, sheep skin, pelt

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vlis/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. Cognate with English fleece.

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