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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German vlōz n, m, from Old High German flōz n, ultimately from the root of fließen (“to flow”). Compare Dutch vlot (“raft”), a related but different formation.
Pronunciation
Noun
Floß n or (obsolete) m (strong, genitive Floßes, plural Flöße or (less common) Floße)
- 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.
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Further reading
- “Floß” in Duden online
- “Floß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache