Fliese
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low GermanCategory:German terms borrowed from Middle Low German#FLIESECategory:German terms derived from Middle Low German#FLIESE vlīse, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FLIESE *flīsō (“split chip”), a nasalized dental extension of Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FLIESE *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”), whence also Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FLIESE *splītaną (“to split”). Cognate with Swedish flis (“wood chips”) (DWDS).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfliːzə/ (Germany)Category:German 2-syllable words#FLIESECategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#FLIESE
- IPA(key): /ˈfliːsɛ/, [-z̥ɛ] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)Category:German 2-syllable words#FLIESECategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#FLIESE
- Rhymes: -iːzəCategory:Rhymes:German/iːzə#FLIESECategory:Rhymes:German/iːzə/2 syllables#FLIESE
Noun
Fliese f (genitive Fliese, plural Fliesen)Category:German lemmas#FLIESECategory:German nouns#FLIESECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#FLIESECategory:German feminine nouns#FLIESECategory:Pages with entries#FLIESECategory:Pages with 1 entry#FLIESE
- tile (on walls or floors)
- Synonym: Kachel
- 1919 [1873], Theodor Storm, “Beim Vetter Christian”, in Theodor Hertel, editor, Storms Werke, volume 2, page 210:
- Das war der Alten doch zuviel; sie wetzte so wütig, daß die Messer und Gabeln mit großem Geprassel auf die Fliesen stürtzten.Category:German terms with quotations#FLIESE
- That was finally too much for the old woman; she whetted with such vigor that knives and forks rained to the tiles with a loud clatter.
Usage notes
- Fliese refers primarily to ceramic tiles used on indoor walls and floors, such as in kitchens and bathrooms, but not to roof tiles (Dachziegel) or those used in tile stoves (Kachel).