Floor

See also: floor

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 3 September 2018

Etymology

From Middle High German vlōr, from Latin flōs. Cognate with German Flor.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /floːr/

Noun

Floor m

1. garden flower
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     „Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
     Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“

     ‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’

2. bloom, blooming
3. gauze, crape; veil

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin flōs (“flower”) (stem flōr-, as seen in the accusative flōrem), whence also Fleur, Flora. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floːr/

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• Hyphenation: Floor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Proper noun

Floor f

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Floor m

1. (uncommon) a male given name

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlôr, from Old Saxon *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with German Flur, Dutch vloer, English floor.

Noun

Floor m (plural Floren)

1. A hallway or entrance to a house.
2. The floor of a hallway or corridor connecting various rooms in a house.
3. Tile.
4. A stone slab.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *flōr, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Cognate with English floor.

Noun

Floor m

1. floor

Synonyms

• Foutbeen