Fluss
See also: Fluß
German
Alternative forms
- Fluß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
From Middle High German vluz, from Old High German fluz, from Proto-West Germanic *fluti, from Proto-Germanic *flutiz, ultimately from the same root of fließen (“to flow”).
Not cognate with Latin fluvius, which derives instead from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flʊs/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʊs
Declension
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Derived terms
- Abfluss
- Ausfluss (“effluent”)
- Blutfluss (“blood flow”)
- Einfluss
- Flussbegradigung
- Flussbiegung
- Flussbrücke
- Flusskrebs
- Flussschifffahrt
- Flussübergang
- Kraftfluss (“power flow”)
- Nebenfluss
- Quellfluss
- Redefluss (“flow of words”)
- Überfluss
- Verkehrsfluss (“traffic flow”)
- Wasserfluss (“water flow”)
- Zufluss
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German vluz, from Old High German fluz, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flus/
Noun
Fluss m (plural Fliss)
Synonyms
- (river): Rio
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
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