Fluse

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German vlūs (“sheepskin”) or a derivative thereof. The same word from an earlier borrowing is Flause (“illusion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfluːzə/
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Noun

Fluse f (genitive Fluse, plural Flusen)

  1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) fluff, lint of fabric, wool, etc.
    Mein Hemd ist voller Flusen, seitdem du es gewaschen hast.
    My shirt is full of lints since you washed it.

Declension
Declension of Fluse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fluse die Flusen
genitive einer der Fluse der Flusen
dative einer der Fluse den Flusen
accusative eine die Fluse die Flusen

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Flusengitter
  • Flusensieb

Further reading
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