Floh

See also: floh

German

Etymology

From Old High German flōh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Compare Low German Flo, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /floː/
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Rhymes: -oː
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Noun

Floh m (genitive Flohes, plural Flöhe)

flea

Declension

Declension of Floh

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Floh	die	Flöhe
genitive	eines	des	Flohes, Flohs	der	Flöhe
dative	einem	dem	Floh, Flohe¹	den	Flöhen
accusative	einen	den	Floh	die	Flöhe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Flohmarkt
Flohzirkus
Hundefloh
Sandfloh

Further reading

Floh in Duden online

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