geus

See also: Geus

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣøːs/

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• Hyphenation: geus
• Rhymes: -øːs

Etymology 1

From Middle French gueux (“beggar”), from Middle Dutch guyte (“rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader”). Doublet of guit.

Noun

geus m or f (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n or geuske n)

1. (historical, chiefly in the plural) A supporter of the insurrectionist faction in the Spanish Netherlands, who became the enemies of the Spanish crown, formalised in 1566 (originally a polemic insult, but soon reappropriated)
2. (now rare) Any one of the Protestants in the Low Countries, in particular of a Reformed tradition, especially as opposed to Catholics.

Derived terms

• bosgeus
• geuze
• geuzenkerk
• geuzenlied
• geuzennaam
• geuzenpenning
• geuzenvlag
• watergeus

 

Related terms

• guit

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Geus

Adjective

geus (not comparable)

1. belonging or related to the faction of the geuzen (sense 1 above)
2. (archaic, now rare) Protestant

Inflection

Declension of geus
uninflected	geus
inflected	geuze
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		geus
indefinite	m./f. sing.	geuze
	n. sing.	geus
	plural	geuze
definite		geuze
partitive		geus

Alternative forms

• geusch (obsolete, rare)

Etymology 2

Shortened form of geuzelambiek, named after the rue des Gueux in Brussels where it was first brewed.

Noun

geus m (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n or geuske n)

1. Synonym of geuzelambiek

Etymology 3

Shortened form of geuzenvlag.

Noun

geus f (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n)

1. jack (a small type of flag, flown at a ship's bowsprit); originally a geuzenvlag

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]