Floß

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See also: floß, floss, Floss, and FLOSS

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)

  1. 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

Declension of Floß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Floß die Flöße, Floße
genitive eines des Floßes der Flöße, Floße
dative einem dem Floß, Floße1 den Flößen, Floßen
accusative ein, einen das, den Floß die Flöße, Floße

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Floß” in Duden online
  • “Floß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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