Fließ

See also: Fliess and fließ

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vliez, from Old High German flioz, from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą. Doublet of Fleet. Related with fließen, Fluss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːs/
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  • Rhymes: -iːs
  • Homophones: Fleece, fließ, Vlies
  • Hyphenation: Fließ

Noun

Fließ n or m (strong, genitive Fließes, plural Fließe)

  1. (now regional, chiefly north-eastern Germany) brook, small stream

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Proper noun

Fließ n (proper noun, genitive Fließ' or (with an article) Fließ)

  1. a municipality of Tyrol, Austria

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