Fliese

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vlīse, from a nasalized dental extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”), whence also Proto-Germanic *splītaną (“to split”). Cognate with Swedish flis (“wood chips”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːzə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːzə

Noun

Fliese f (genitive Fliese, plural Fliesen)

1. tile (on walls or floors, not roof tile)

   Synonym: Kachel

Declension

Declension of Fliese [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fliese	die	Fliesen
genitive	einer	der	Fliese	der	Fliesen
dative	einer	der	Fliese	den	Fliesen
accusative	eine	die	Fliese	die	Fliesen

Hyponyms

• Bodenfliese
• Terracottafliese
• Wandfliese

Derived terms

• fliesen

Related terms

• Fliesenleger
• Fliesentisch

Further reading

• “Fliese” in Duden online
• “Fliese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache