Floß

See also: floss, Floss, and FLOSS

German

Alternative forms
  • Floss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Middle High German vlōz n, m, from Old High German flōz n. Compare Dutch vlot (“raft”), a related but different formation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /floːs/
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  • Rhymes: -oːs
  • Homophone: Flohs

Noun

Floß n or m (genitive Floßes, plural Flöße or Floße)

  1. raft

Usage notes
  • 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
Declension of Floß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Floß die Flöße
genitive eines des Floßes der Flöße
dative einem dem Floß,
Floße1		 den Flößen
accusative ein das Floß die Flöße
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
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