Fuß

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Foß (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. === Noun === Fuß m (southern Moselle Franconian) foot (the lower part of the leg) == German == === Alternative forms === Fuss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) Fueß, Fuoß, fuͦß/fůß, Fuͦß/Fůß (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts (“foot”) (compare West Frisian foet, Dutch voet, Low German Foot, English foot, Danish fod), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuːs/ Rhymes: -uːs === Noun === Fuß m (strong, genitive Fußes, plural Füße, diminutive Füßchen n or Füßlein n) foot (body part) footing (architecture) pedestal Synonyms: Standfuß, Sockel (dated) foot (unit of length; always in the singular) metrical foot Synonyms: Versfuß, Versglied (regional) leg Synonym: Bein ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Fuß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Fuß” in Duden online “Fuß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Fuß”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 “Fuß” in OpenThesaurus.de Fuß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de