Floß

== German == === Alternative forms === Floss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === 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 === IPA(key): /floːs/ Rhymes: -oːs Homophone: Flohs === 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. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Holzfloß Rettungsfloß ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Floß” in Duden online “Floß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache