foss

See also: Foss, FOSS, and 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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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss

1. indefinite accusative singular of fossur
2. indefinite genitive singular of fossur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse fors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss m ‎(genitive singular foss, nominative 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 Bokmål

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foss

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss.

Noun

foss m ‎(definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fosser, definite plural fossene)

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vannfall, vassfall

References

• “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss.

Noun

foss m ‎(definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fossar, definite plural fossane)

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vassfall

References

• “foss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.