flís

See also: flis

Czech

Noun

flís m

  1. fleece (insulating wooly garment)

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fliːs/
    Rhymes: -iːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flís.

Noun

flís f (genitive singular flísar, nominative plural flísar)

  1. a splinter, a chip, a sliver

Declension
declension of flís
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flís flísin flísar flísarnar
accusative flís flísina flísar flísarnar
dative flís flísinni flísum flísunum
genitive flísar flísarinnar flísa flísanna

Synonyms
  • afklofi

Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish flise.

Noun

flís f (genitive singular flísar, nominative plural flísar)

  1. a tile

Declension
declension of flís
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flís flísin flísar flísarnar
accusative flís flísina flísar flísarnar
dative flís flísinni flísum flísunum
genitive flísar flísarinnar flísa flísanna

Synonyms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English fleece.

Noun

flís n (genitive singular flíss, nominative plural flís)

  1. fleece (type of fabric)

Declension
declension of flís
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flís flísið flís flísin
accusative flís flísið flís flísin
dative flísi flísinu flísum flísunum
genitive flíss flíssins flísa flísanna

Old Norse

Noun

flís f (genitive flísar, plural flísir)

  1. splinter, chip

Declension
  Declension of flís (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flís flísin flísir flísirnar
accusative flís flísina flísir flísirnar
dative flís flísinni flísum flísunum
genitive flísar flísarinnar flísa flísanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: flís
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: flis m or f
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: flis f

References
  • flís in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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