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Fleck
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fleck fléck Fléck
English
Proper noun
en.
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh vlëc, from bar goh flëk, from bar gmw-pro *flekkō, from bar gem-pro *flekka- spot, mark. Cognate with de Fleck, nl vlek, en fleck.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈfleːɡ̊/
bar /ˈflɛkx/ Southern
bar eːɡ̊
Noun
m Fleckn Fleckerl
stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
corner, spot part or region
German
Etymology
From de gmh vlëc, from de goh flëk, from de gmw-pro *flekkō, from de gem-pro *flekka- spot, mark. Cognate with nl vlek, en fleck.
Pronunciation
de /flɛk/
de De-Fleck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,e:en chen
stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
corner, spot part or region
de now archaic regional shred, flap, flake, fleck
tripe
Usage notes
Flecken is originally the plural of another singular (der) de Flecken, but it is now commonly used as a plural of Fleck and is even predominant at least in some regions.
Declension
m,,e:en
Hyponyms
de Leberfleck
de Pigmentfleck
de Sonnenfleck
Derived terms
de beflecken Befleckung fleckend fleckenfrei fleckenlos Fleckfieber fleckig gefleckt unbefleckt Knutschfleck
Descendants
cs flek spot 1
pl flak entrail 1
ru фля́ки 1 tripe soup
rue флякы 1 tripe soup
uk фля́ки 1 tripe soup, uk хля́ки tripe soup, ru ґля́ґи tripe soup
sh - 1
sh филѐки 1 tripe soup
sh filèki 1 tripe soup
sh - 1
sh фле̏ка 1 spot
sh flȅka 1 spot
sk fľak 1 spot
sl fileki 1 tripe soup
Proper noun
surname
de
Declension
surname
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh vlëc, from lb goh flëk, from lb gmw-pro *flekkō, from lb gem-pro *flekka-. Cognate with de Fleck, nl vlek, en fleck, sv fläck.
Pronunciation
lb /flæk/
lb æk
Noun
m
spot, stain
patch, spot, area
Further reading