Floß
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vlōz n, m, from Old High German flōz n, ultimately from the root of fließen (“to flow”). Compare Dutch vlot (“raft”), a related but different formation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFloß n or (obsolete) m (strong, genitive Floßes, plural Flöße or (less common) Floße)
Usage notes
edit- The word is always neuter in contemporary German, the masculine being obsolete. Nevertheless Floß takes the formally masculine plural Flöße, thus being the only neuter with a plural in -e + umlaut. The regularized form Floße is sometimes heard in the vernacular.
Declension
editDeclension of Floß [neuter // masculine (obsolete), strong]
Derived terms
edit- flößbar (adjective)
- Floßboot n
- Floßbrücke f
- flößen (verb)
- Floßfahrt f
- Floßführer m
- Floßgasse f
- Floßgraben m
- Floßhaken m
- Floßholz n
- Floßlände f
Hyponym
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