forlis

See also: förlis

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔrliːˀs/, [fʌˈliˀs]
  • Homophone: forligs

Etymology 1

A verbal noun of forlise, borrowed from Middle Low German vorlēs or Middle Dutch vorlies.

Noun

forlis n (singular definite forliset, plural indefinite forlis)

  1. loss, shipwreck (loss of a ship at sea)
  2. (figuratively) failure
Declension
Declension of forlis
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forlis forliset forlis forlisene
genitive forliss forlisets forliss forlisenes

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

forlis

  1. imperative of forlise

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vorlies.

Noun

forlis n (definite singular forliset, indefinite plural forlis, definite plural forlisa or forlisene)

  1. loss (of a ship at sea)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vorlies.

Noun

forlis n (definite singular forliset, indefinite plural forlis, definite plural forlisa)

  1. loss (of a ship at sea)

References
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