flói in All languages combined

IPA: [ˈflouːɪ] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ouːɪ Etymology: From Old Norse flói (“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *flōô (“expanse of water”), from Proto-Germanic *flōaną (“to flow, flood”). Cognate with Faroese flógvi (“gulf”) and Norwegian Bokmål floe (“marsh; water on marshland”) Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|flói|t=marsh, swamp}} Old Norse flói (“marsh, swamp”), {{inh|is|gem-pro|*flōô|t=expanse of water}} Proto-Germanic *flōô (“expanse of water”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*flōaną|t=to flow, flood}} Proto-Germanic *flōaną (“to flow, flood”), {{cog|fo|flógvi|t=gulf}} Faroese flógvi (“gulf”), {{cog|nb|floe|t=marsh; water on marshland}} Norwegian Bokmål floe (“marsh; water on marshland”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} flói m (genitive singular flóa, nominative plural flóar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}} Forms: flóa [genitive, singular], flóar [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], flói [indefinite, nominative, singular], flóinn [definite, nominative, singular], flóar [indefinite, nominative, plural], flóarnir [definite, nominative, plural], flóa [accusative, indefinite, singular], flóann [accusative, definite, singular], flóa [accusative, indefinite, plural], flóana [accusative, definite, plural], flóa [dative, indefinite, singular], flóanum [dative, definite, singular], flóum [dative, indefinite, plural], flóunum [dative, definite, plural], flóa [genitive, indefinite, singular], flóans [definite, genitive, singular], flóa [genitive, indefinite, plural], flóanna [definite, genitive, plural]

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      },
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      "ipa": "[ˈflouːɪ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ouːɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flói"
}

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    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic masculine nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "ipa": "[ˈflouːɪ]"
    },
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}

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"flói" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Icelandic]