English

Proper noun

Foss

1. A surname​.
2. A town in Oklahoma.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Foss m ‎(plural Fass)

1. fox

English

Noun

foss ‎(plural fosses)

1. Alternative spelling of fosse

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fors.

Noun

foss ‎(plural fosses)

1. Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss

1. indefinite accusative singular of fossur
2. indefinite genitive singular of fossur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss m ‎(genitive singular foss, nominative plural fossar)

1. a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

foss

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss.

Noun

foss m ‎(definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fosser, definite plural fossene)

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vannfall, vassfall

References

• “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss.

Noun

foss m ‎(definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fossar, definite plural fossane)

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vassfall

References

• “foss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.