loods
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch loods, backformation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman.
Noun
loods (plural [please provide])
- navigator, pilot
Derived terms
- loodsstudie
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːts/
- Rhymes: -oːts
loods (file)
Etymology 1
Back-formation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman (modern lodesman).
Noun
loods m (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)
- (navigation) pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast
- (zoology) pilot fish
- (by extension) guide
Synonyms
(pilot):
- loodsman
(pilot fish):
- loodsmannetje
Derived terms
- kustloods
- havenloods
- loodsdienst
- loodswezen
- rivierloods
- zeeloods
- loodsen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: loods
- Papiamentu: lots
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch loodse, loge, from Old French loge.
Noun
loods f (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)
- shed, protective building
- warehouse
Synonyms
- hangar
Derived terms
- vliegtuigloods
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
loods
- first-person singular present indicative of loodsen
- imperative of loodsen