loods

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch loods.

Noun

loods (plural [please provide])

  1. navigator, pilot

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːts/
  • Rhymes: -oːts
  • loods(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

(pilot):

(pilot fish):

  • loodsmannetje
Derived terms
  • kustloods
  • havenloods
  • loodsdienst
  • loodswezen
  • rivierloods
  • zeeloods
  • loodsen

Etymology 2

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

Noun

loods f (plural loodsen, diminutive loodsje n)

  1. shed, protective building
  2. warehouse
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • vliegtuigloods

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

loods

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