Floor
See also: floor
Alemannic German
FWOTD – 3 September 2018
Etymology
From Middle High German vlōr, from Latin flōs. Cognate with German Flor.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /floːr/
Noun
Floor m
- garden flower
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
- „Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
- Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“
- ‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
- bloom, blooming
- gauze, crape; veil
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /floːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Floor
- Rhymes: -oːr
Proper noun
Floor f
- a female given name
Proper noun
Floor m
- (uncommon) a male given name
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German vlôr, from Old Saxon *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with German Flur, Dutch vloer, English floor.
Noun
Floor m (plural Floren)
- A hallway or entrance to a house.
- The floor of a hallway or corridor connecting various rooms in a house.
- Tile.
- A stone slab.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with English floor.
Noun
Floor m
- floor
Synonyms
- Foutbeen