Löss

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See also: loess, löss, and lœss

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lœs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Löss m (strong, genitive Lösses, plural Lösse)

  1. (geology) loess

Declension

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Declension of Löss [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Löss die Lösse
genitive eines des Lösses der Lösse
dative einem dem Löss, Lösse1 den Lössen
accusative einen den Löss die Lösse

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Danish: løss
  • → English: loess
  • → French: lœss
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: løss
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: løss
  • → Portuguese: loess
  • → Swedish: lössjord

Further reading

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  • “Löss” in Duden online
  • “Löss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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