Vlies

See also: vlies

German

Etymology

16th century, at first only in reference to the Order of the Golden Fleece, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. The later freer use for “fleece” was reinforced by inherited Low German forms, whereas the rare Middle High German vlius had no continuation. The spelling with V- follows the Dutch, but was supported by an unetymological association with Latin vellus. Doublet of Fleece, a later borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːs
• Homophones: Fleece, fließ, Fließ
• Hyphenation: Vlies

Noun

Vlies n (strong, genitive Vlieses, plural Vliese)

1. (technical or higher register) fleece (wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin)

   Synonyms: Schaffell, Schafwolle

Declension

Declension of Vlies [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Vlies	die	Vliese
genitive	eines	des	Vlieses	der	Vliese
dative	einem	dem	Vlies, Vliese1	den	Vliesen
accusative	ein	das	Vlies	die	Vliese

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Vliesstoff

Further reading

• Vlies on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Vlies” in Duden online