Löss

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See also: loess, löss, and lœss

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Löss m (genitive Lösses, plural Lösse)

  1. (geology) loess

Declension

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Derived terms

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
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