Füßen

Füßen is a inflected form of the German noun Fuß, meaning foot. In standard decline, the singular is Fuß, the plural nominative and accusative is Füße, and the genitive plural is der Füße. The form Füßen is used in the dative plural (den Füßen) and, when the article is omitted, appears in phrases that require the dative case, such as mit Füßen or auf Füßen.

Etymology and linguistic notes explain that Fuß comes from Old High German fuoz and Proto-Germanic *fōt-, related to similar words in many Germanic languages. The plural Füße arises through regular umlaut and suffixation patterns typical of German, with the stem vowel changing from o to ö in the plural form.

In usage, Füßen occurs primarily in expressions describing location or movement involving both feet. Examples include "mit nassen Füßen" (with wet feet) or "auf beiden Füßen" (on both feet). When a definite article is present, the dative plural form is den Füßen, as in "Sie stand auf den Füßen der Gemeinschaft." The term is anatomical in everyday language and appears in medical or physiological contexts as well as in idiomatic phrases about balance, walking, or standing.

In culture and language resources, Füßen is contrasted with Füße (the bare plural) and Fuß (singular). It should not be confused with geographic names such as Füssen, a Bavarian town, which is spelled Füssen and represents a distinct usage unrelated to the inflected plural form of Fuß.