(declension-3, figuratively) the best kind or part of something
(declension-3, figuratively) the prime; best state of things
(declension-3, figuratively) an ornament or embellishment
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
[ˈfɫoːs]
Etimología (Inglés)
A root noun interpreted as an s-stem noun, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma) and Old English blōstm, blæd (“leaf”) (English blossom, blade).