Mies

See also: mies, míes, and mīes

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German mies, from Old High German mios, an ablauted form of mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss, bog”). Cognate with German Mies.

Noun

Mies n

  1. (Uri) moss

References
  • “Mies” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 65.

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -is

Proper noun

Mies f

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Maria.
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