fliz

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?].

Noun

flīz m

1. industry
2. diligence
3. zeal
4. strain
5. fight

Declension

Declension of flīz (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	flīz	flīzā, flīza
accusative	flīz	flīzā, flīza
genitive	flīzes	flīzo
dative	flīze	flīzum
instrumental	flīzu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: vlīz, flīz
  • German: Fleiß

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), 6th edition

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: fliz
• Homophones: flis, Flis

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fliese. Doublet of fliza.

Noun

fliz m inan (related adjective flizowy)

1. (Kraków, chiefly in the plural) tile (slabs of stone, terracotta, glass, faience, etc., used for lining walls and floors; often decorated with engraved, imprinted or painted decoration, with ornamental or figural motifs)

   Synonym: fliza

   Hypernym: płytka

2. (dated) flat stone or concrete slab placed on some surface for spreading ink

   Synonym: fliza

Declension

Declension of fliz

	singular	plural
nominative	fliz	flizy
genitive	flizu	flizów
dative	flizowi	flizom
accusative	fliz	flizy
instrumental	flizem	flizami
locative	flizie	flizach
vocative	flizie	flizy

Related terms

nouns

• fliza
• fliziarka
• fliziarz

verbs

• flizować impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fliz f

1. genitive plural of fliza

Further reading

• fliz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fliz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• flizy in PWN's encyclopedia