flis
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse flís.
Noun
flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)
- a splinter
- a sliver
- a chip (of wood)
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German vlise; compare with German Fliese.
Alternative forms
- flise (same as Danish)
Noun
flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)
- a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)
Derived terms
- gulvflis
- veggflis
References
- “flis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse flís.
Noun
flis f (definite singular flisa, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)
- a splinter
- a sliver
- a chip (of wood)
Inflection
Historical inflection of flis
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] 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)
- a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)
Derived terms
- veggflis
References
- “flis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- fils, fisl
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German fliessen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flis/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: flis
Noun
flis m inan
- (dated) raftsman, rafter
- Synonyms: oryl, flisak
- (dated) timber rafting
- Synonym: flisactwo
Declension
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
- flisak
Related terms
- flisacki
- flisaczy
- flisactwo
Further reading
- flis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- flis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Noun
flis c
- shards of wood or rock, usually wood chips
- fliseldning ― wood chip burning
- Synonym: (wood chips) träflis
- (slang) money
Declension
Declension of flis | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | flis | flisen | — | — |
Genitive | flis | flisens | — | — |
Derived terms
- flismaskin (“wood chipper”)
- kalkflis
- träflis
Related terms
- flisa
See also
- spån (“shaving, chip”)
References
- flis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- flis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- flis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)