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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German vlōr, from Latin flōs. Cognate with German Flor.
Pronunciation
Noun
Floor m
- garden flower
1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:„Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“- ‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’
- bloom, blooming
- gauze, crape; veil
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Floor f
- a female given name
Proper noun
Floor m
- (uncommon) a male given name
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German vlôr, from Old Saxon *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with German Flur, Dutch vloer, English floor.
Noun
Floor m (plural Floren)
- A hallway or entrance to a house.
- The floor of a hallway or corridor connecting various rooms in a house.
- Tile.
- A stone slab.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with English floor.
Noun
Floor m
- floor
Synonyms