flis

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Indonesian

Noun

flis (first-person possessive flisku, second-person possessive flismu, third-person possessive flisnya)

  1. fleece

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse flís.

Noun

flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

  1. a splinter
  2. a sliver
  3. a chip (of wood)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vlise; compare with German Fliese.

Alternative forms

Noun

flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

  1. a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flís.

Noun

flis f (definite singular flisa, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

  1. a splinter
  2. a sliver
  3. a chip (of wood)
Inflection
Historical inflection of flis
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Flis Flisi Flisar Flisarna
1901 flisarne (flisane)
1917 flisa, flisi flisar, fliser flisane, flisene
1938 flisa fliser flisene
2012 (current) flis flisa fliser flisene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vlise. Compare with German Fliese.

Noun

flis f (definite singular flisa, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

  1. a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)
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Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German fließen.

Pronunciation

Noun

flis m inan

  1. (dated) raftsman, rafter
    Synonyms: flisak, oryl, (obsolete) orylec
  2. (dated) timber rafting
    Synonym: flisactwo

Declension

Declension of flis
singular plural
nominative flis flisy
genitive flisu flisów
dative flisowi flisom
accusative flis flisy
instrumental flisem flisami
locative flisie flisach
vocative flisie flisy

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • flis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • flis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from or related to Old Norse flís (“splinter, woodchip”). Cognate with German Fliese.

Noun

flis c

  1. shards of wood or rock, usually wood chips
    Synonym: (wood chips) träflis
    fliseldning ― wood chip burning
  2. (slang) money

Declension

Declension of flis
nominative genitive
singular indefinite flis flis
definite flisen flisens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

See also

  • spån (“shaving, chip”)

References

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