Fuss
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Fuhs (rare variant)
- Fuchs, Fochs (Moselle Franconian, originally southern, now also northern)
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German fuhs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fus/
Noun
Fuss m (plural Fusse or Füss or Fiss, diminutive Füssje or Fissche)
- (Ripuarian, dated in northern Moselle Franconian) fox
- (same dialects) red-haired person, redhead
Derived terms
- fussig
German
Noun
Fuss m (strong, genitive Fusses, plural Füsse, diminutive Füsschen n or Füsslein n)
- Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Fuß