flis

See also: flís

Indonesian

Noun

flis (first-person possessive flisku, second-person possessive flismu, third-person possessive flisnya)

1. fleece

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flís.

Noun

flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

1. a splinter
2. a sliver
3. a chip (of wood)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vlise; compare with German Fliese.

Alternative forms

• flise (same as Danish)

Noun

flis f or m (definite singular flisa or flisen, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

1. a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)

Derived terms

• gulvflis
• veggflis

References

• “flis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flís.

Noun

flis f (definite singular flisa, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

1. a splinter
2. a sliver
3. a chip (of wood)

Inflection

Historical inflection of flis indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 Flis Flisi Flisar Flisarna 1901 flisarne (flisane) 1917 flisa, flisi flisar, fliser flisane, flisene 1938 flisa [flisi] fliser flisene 2012 (current) flis flisa fliser flisene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vlise. Compare with German Fliese.

Noun

flis f (definite singular flisa, indefinite plural fliser, definite plural flisene)

1. a tile (wall tile, floor tile, carpet tile, but not a roof tile)

Derived terms

• veggflis

References

• “flis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• fils, fisl

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German fließen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflis/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: flis
• Homophones: Flis, fliz

Noun

flis m inan

1. (dated) raftsman, rafter

   Synonyms: flisak, oryl, (obsolete) orylec

2. (dated) timber rafting

   Synonym: flisactwo

Declension

Declension of flis

	singular	plural
nominative	flis	flisy
genitive	flisu	flisów
dative	flisowi	flisom
accusative	flis	flisy
instrumental	flisem	flisami
locative	flisie	flisach
vocative	flisie	flisy

Derived terms

nouns

• flisak

 

Related terms

adjectives

• flisacki
• flisaczy

 

nouns

• flisactwo

 

Further reading

• flis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• flis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from or related to Old Norse flís (“splinter, woodchip”). Cognate with German Fliese.

Noun

flis c

1. shards of wood or rock, usually wood chips

   Synonym: (wood chips) träflis

   fliseldning ― wood chip burning

2. (slang) money

Declension

Declension of flis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flis	flis
	definite	flisen	flisens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• flismaskin (“wood chipper”)
• kalkflis
• träflis

Related terms

• flisa

See also

• spån (“shaving, chip”)

References

• flis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• flis in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)