Floss

See also: floss, FLOSS, and Floß

German

Noun

Floss n (strong, genitive Flosses, plural Flösse or Flosse)

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Floß.

Declension

Declension of Floss [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Floss	die	Flösse, Flosse
genitive	eines	des	Flosses	der	Flösse, Flosse
dative	einem	dem	Floss, Flosse1	den	Flössen, Flossen
accusative	ein	das	Floss	die	Flösse, Flosse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flos/
• Rhymes: -os

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vluz, from Old High German fluz, ultimately from the root of fließen (“to flow”). Cognate with German Fluss.

Noun

Floss m (plural Flëss)

1. river

Etymology 2

From German Flosse, from Middle High German vlozze, from Old High German flozza.

Noun

Floss f (plural Flossen)

1. fin, flipper