flís
See also: flis
Czech
Noun
flís m
- fleece (insulating wooly garment)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fliːs/
- Rhymes: -iːs
Etymology 1
From Old Norse flís.
Noun
flís f (genitive singular flísar, nominative plural flísar)
- a splinter, a chip, a sliver
Declension
declension of flís
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flís | flísin | flísar | flísarnar |
| accusative | flís | flísina | flísar | flísarnar |
| dative | flís | flísinni | flísum | flísunum |
| genitive | flísar | flísarinnar | flísa | flísanna |
Synonyms
- afklofi
Derived terms
Derived terms
- falla eins og flís við rass
- flís af kjöti (a thin cut of meat)
- flísalagnir (tile laying)
- flísaleggja
- flísatöng (tweezers)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Danish flise.
Noun
flís f (genitive singular flísar, nominative plural flísar)
- a tile
Declension
declension of flís
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flís | flísin | flísar | flísarnar |
| accusative | flís | flísina | flísar | flísarnar |
| dative | flís | flísinni | flísum | flísunum |
| genitive | flísar | flísarinnar | flísa | flísanna |
Synonyms
- plata
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English fleece.
Noun
flís n (genitive singular flíss, nominative plural flís)
- fleece (type of fabric)
Declension
declension of flís
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flís | flísið | flís | flísin |
| accusative | flís | flísið | flís | flísin |
| dative | flísi | flísinu | flísum | flísunum |
| genitive | flíss | flíssins | flísa | flísanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *flīsō.
Noun
flís f (genitive flísar, plural flísir)
- splinter, chip (of wood)
- Synonym: spánn
Declension
Declension of flís (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flís | flísin | flísir | flísirnar |
| accusative | flís | flísina | flísir | flísirnar |
| dative | flís | flísinni | flísum | flísunum |
| genitive | flísar | flísarinnar | flísa | flísanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: flís
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: flis m or f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: flis f
References
- “flís”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press