Het mes
Example: Ik snijd het brood met het mes.
Definition
"Het mes" is a noun in Dutch that refers to a sharp-edged tool typically used for cutting or slicing, such as slicing bread or other food items.
Etymology
The Dutch word "het mes" comes from the Old Dutch word 'mes' which has Germanic roots. It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, all referring to a cutting instrument. Did you know that the origin of "het mes" traces back to a common ancestor with the English word "mess," which originally meant a cutting or dividing?
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"Het mes" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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