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Floss
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floss FLOSS Floß
German
Noun
n,es,^e:e
de SLDE Floß
Declension
n,es,^e:e
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb [flos]
lb os 1
Etymology 1
lb gmh vluz, from lb goh fluz, from lb gmw-pro *fluti. Cognate with de Fluss.
Noun
m Flëss
river
Related terms
lb fléissen Fléiz Flooss
Etymology 2
lb de Flosse, from lb gmh vlozze, from lb goh flozza, from the same root as etymology 1. If inherited, it would have yielded lb *Flass (cf. lb Schlass).
Noun
f
fin, flipper limb of a fish
lb Rivers