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Floß
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floß floss Floss FLOSS
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From de gmh vlōz n, m, from de goh flōz n, ultimately from the root of de fließen to flow. Compare nl vlot raft, a related but different formation.
Pronunciation
de /floːs/
de De-Floß.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de oːs 1
de Flohs
Noun
n:m[obsolete],es,^e:e[less common]
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
n:m[obsolete],es,^e:e
Hyponyms
de Holzfloß
de Rettungsfloß
Derived terms
de flößbar<pos:adjective> Floßboot<g:n> Floßbrücke<g:f> flößen<pos:verb> Floßfahrt<g:f> Floßführer<g:m> Floßgasse<g:f> Floßgraben<g:m> Floßhaken<g:m> Floßholz<g:n> Floßlände<g:f>
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