different between foss vs fossy

English

Etymology 1

See fosse.

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

1. Alternative spelling of fosse

Etymology 2

From Icelandic or Norwegian foss, both from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of force ("waterfall").

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

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

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?s?/
• Rhymes: -?s?

Noun

foss

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

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• fossál

Etymology

fosik +? -j

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fo??]
• Hyphenation: foss
• Rhymes: -o??

Verb

foss

1. second-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of fosik

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?s?/
• Rhymes: -?s?

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

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

Derived terms

• fosse (verb)

References

• “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?s?/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

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

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vassfall

Derived terms

• fossa, fosse (verb)

References

• “foss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From fus, -fos, from Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz.

Adverb

foss

1. right away, in a moment

English

Adjective

fossy

1. Alternative spelling of phossy