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Floor
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floor
Alemannic German
gsw 2018 September 3
Etymology
From gsw gmh vlor vlōr, from gsw la flōs. Cognate with de Flor.
Pronunciation
gsw /floːr/ Zurich
Noun
gsw noun m
garden flower
gsw 1908 w:Meinrad Lienert ’s Heiwili „Maria, spreit dy guldi FlorJetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“ ‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’
bloom, blooming
gauze, crape; veil
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from nl la flōs flower (stem flōr-, as seen in the accusative la flōrem), whence also nl Fleur, nl Flora. nl
Pronunciation
nl /floːr/
nl Nl-Floor.ogg
nl Floor
nl oːr
Proper noun
f
nl female
Proper noun
m
nl uncommon nl male
Low German
Etymology
From nds gml vlôr, from nds osx *flōr, from nds gem-pro *flōraz. Cognate with de Flur, nl vloer, en floor.
Noun
m Floren nds GLG
hallway or entrance to a house
the floor of a hallway or corridor connecting various rooms in a house
tile
stone slab
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq ofs *flōr, from stq gem-pro *flōraz. Cognate with en floor.
Noun
stq noun m
floor
Synonyms
stq Foutbeen