loods

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch loods, backformation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

loods (plural loodse)

  1. navigator, pilot

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Back-formation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman (modern lodesman).

Noun[edit]

loods m (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)

  1. (navigation) pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast
  2. (zoology) pilot fish
  3. (by extension) guide
Synonyms[edit]

(pilot):

(pilot fish):

Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: loods
  • → Caribbean Javanese: los
  • → Papiamentu: lots, loods, loos

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch loodse, loge, from Old French loge.

Noun[edit]

loods f (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)

  1. shed, protective building
  2. warehouse
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: lots

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

loods

  1. inflection of loodsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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