loods
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Etymology edit
From Dutch loods, backformation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman.
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Noun edit
loods (plural loodse)
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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)
- (navigation) pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast
- (zoology) pilot fish
- (by extension) guide
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(pilot):
(pilot fish):
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch loodse, loge, from Old French loge.
Noun edit
loods f (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)
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- → Papiamentu: lots
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
loods
- inflection of loodsen: