"Voss" meaning in Low German

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Noun

Forms: Vöss [plural], Vossen [plural], Foß [alternative], Voß [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vos, from Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. More at English fox. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|vos}} Middle Low German vos, {{inh|nds|osx|fohs}} Old Saxon fohs, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*fuhs}} Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*fuhsaz}} Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, {{cog|en|fox}} English fox Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Vöss,Vossen}} Voss m (plural Vöss or Vossen), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. fox Tags: German-Low-German, masculine Derived forms: Polarvoss, Roodvoss

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon fohs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fuhs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fuhs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fuhsaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fox"
      },
      "expansion": "English fox",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vos, from Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. More at English fox.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vöss",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vossen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Foß",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Voß",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Vöss,Vossen"
      },
      "expansion": "Voss m (plural Vöss or Vossen)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German Low German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nds",
          "name": "Foxes",
          "orig": "nds:Foxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Polarvoss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Roodvoss"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-Voss-nds-noun-d2yzJqsM",
      "links": [
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          "fox",
          "fox"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Voss"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Polarvoss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Roodvoss"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "vos"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "fohs"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon fohs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fuhs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fuhs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fuhsaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fox"
      },
      "expansion": "English fox",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vos, from Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. More at English fox.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vöss",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vossen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Foß",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Voß",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Vöss,Vossen"
      },
      "expansion": "Voss m (plural Vöss or Vossen)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "German Low German",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German masculine nouns",
        "Low German nouns",
        "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nds:Foxes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fox"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fox",
          "fox"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Voss"
}

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