foss

See also FOSS

English

Etymology 1

see fosse.

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

1. Alternative spelling of fosse.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fors.

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

1. Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

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Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse fors.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss m (genitive singular foss, plural fossar)

1. a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Declension

declension of foss

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	foss	fossinn	fossar	fossarnir
accusative	foss	fossinn	fossa	fossana
dative	fossi	fossinum	fossum	fossunum
genitive	foss	fossins	fossa	fossanna

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Norwegian

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foss

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss.

Noun

foss

1. waterfall

Inflection

    Inflection of foss

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	foss	fossen	fosser	fossene
Nynorsk m	foss	fossen	fossar	fossane

References

• “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.