Fuß
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) foot (body part)
- (masculine,strong) footing
- (masculine,strong) pedestal
- (dated,masculine,strong) foot (unit of length; always in the singular)
- (masculine,strong) metrical foot
- (masculine,regional,strong) leg
Concepts
Synonyms
Standvorrichtung
Quadratlatsche
Lotfußpunkt
Postament
Schuh [ark]
Standsockel
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Standfuß
Fußblatt
Foot
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fuːs/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German fuoz, from Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts (“foot”) (compare West Frisian foet, Dutch voet, Low German Foot, English foot, Danish fod), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.
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