Löss
See also: loess, löss, and lœss
German
Alternative forms
- Löß
Etymology
Perhaps from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lœs/
Audio (file)
Noun
Löss m (genitive Lösses, plural Lösse)
- (geology) loess
Declension
Declension of Löss
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Löss | die | Lösse |
genitive | eines | des | Lösses | der | Lösse |
dative | einem | dem | Löss, Lösse1 | den | Lössen |
accusative | einen | den | Löss | die | Lösse |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Lössboden
- Lössdecke
Descendants
- → Danish: løss
- → English: loess
- → Norwegian Bokmål: løss
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: løss
- → Portuguese: loess
- → Swedish: lössjord
Further reading
- Löss in Duden online
- “Löss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache