geus

== Cornish == === Noun === geus soft mutation of keus == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣøːs/ 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) (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) (now rare) any one of the Protestants in the Low Countries, in particular of a Reformed tradition, especially as opposed to Catholics ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: Geus ==== Adjective ==== geus (not comparable) belonging or related to the faction of the geuzen (sense 1 above) (archaic, now rare) Protestant ===== Declension ===== ===== 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) synonym of geuzelambiek === Etymology 3 === Shortened form of geuzenvlag. ==== Noun ==== geus f (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n) 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]