Flasche

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to English flask.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʃə/
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  • Rhymes: -aʃə

Noun

Flasche f (genitive Flasche, plural Flaschen, diminutive Fläschchen n or Fläschlein n)

  1. bottle; flask; flagon
    Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu.
    We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.
  2. (informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour

Declension

Declension of Flasche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flasche die Flaschen
genitive einer der Flasche der Flaschen
dative einer der Flasche den Flaschen
accusative eine die Flasche die Flaschen

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