Fliese

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German vlīse, from a nasalized dental extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”), whence also Proto-Germanic *splītaną (“to split”). Cognate with Swedish flis (“wood chips”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːzə/
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  • Rhymes: -iːzə

Noun[edit]

Fliese f (genitive Fliese, plural Fliesen)

  1. tile (on walls or floors, not roof tile)
    Synonym: Kachel

Declension[edit]

Declension of Fliese [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fliese die Fliesen
genitive einer der Fliese der Fliesen
dative einer der Fliese den Fliesen
accusative eine die Fliese die Fliesen

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Fliese” in Duden online
  • “Fliese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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