vloer

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vloer, from Middle Dutch vloer, from Old Dutch *fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flur/

Noun

vloer (plural vloere, diminutive vloertjie)

  1. A floor.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlur/, [vluːr]
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  • Hyphenation: vloer
  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vloer, from Old Dutch *fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.

Noun

vloer m (plural vloeren, diminutive vloertje n)

  1. a floor
  2. (figuratively) any ground, surface
  3. (figuratively) the bottom, lowest level
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vloer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fluru
  • Negerhollands: vloer, vluer, flu
  • Sranan Tongo: flur
    • Caribbean Javanese: felur, pelur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vloer

  1. inflection of vloeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.

Noun

vloer m or f

  1. ground
  2. floor
  3. floor, storey

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative vloer vloere
accusative vloer vloere
genitive vloers vloere
dative vloere vloeren
Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vloer vloere
accusative vloer vloere
genitive vloer, vloere vloere
dative vloer, vloere vloeren


Descendants

  • Dutch: vloer
  • Limburgish: vloor

Further reading

  • vloer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vloer”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN