foss
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See fosse.
Noun[edit]
foss (plural fosses)
- Alternative spelling of fosse
Etymology 2[edit]
From Icelandic or Norwegian foss, both from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of force ("waterfall").
Noun[edit]
foss (plural fosses)
- Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
foss
Hungarian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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Verb[edit]
foss
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
foss m (genitive singular foss, nominative plural fossar)
- a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Declension[edit]
declension of foss
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
foss m (definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fosser, definite plural fossene)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- fosse (verb)
References[edit]
- “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse fors, foss, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
foss m (definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fossar, definite plural fossane)
Synonyms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “foss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fus, -fos, from Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz.
Adverb[edit]
foss
- right away, in a moment
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