welles

See also: Welles

Dutch

Etymology

From wel.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛləs/
• Hyphenation: wel‧les

Interjection

welles

1. (affirmation, informal, childish) used to contradict a negative assertion

   "Jij bent helemaal niet in Den Haag geboren."  "Welles!"

   "You weren't born in The Hague at all."  "I was, too!"

   "Nietes!"  "Welles!"

   "Did not!"  "Did too!"
   "It is not!"  "It is, too!"

Antonyms

• nietes

Derived terms

• welles-nietesspel

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwel.les/, [ˈweɫ.ɫes]

Noun

welles

1. genitive singular of well