Fliete

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German

Alternative forms

Fliede f, Flieten m

Etymology

From Middle High German vlietem(e), vliedem(e) f or m, from Old High German fliotema, fliodema f, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος (phlebotṓmos). In Late Middle High German, final -em becomes -en (as in Faden etc.). From this a weak-declension nominative vliete is backformed. Cognate with Dutch vlijm, English fleam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfliːtə/

Noun

Fliete f (genitive Fliete, plural Flieten)

(historical, else obsolete) fleam (kind of sharp instrument used for blood-letting)

Declension

Declension of Fliete

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fliete	die	Flieten
genitive	einer	der	Fliete	der	Flieten
dative	einer	der	Fliete	den	Flieten
accusative	eine	die	Fliete	die	Flieten

Descendants

→ German Low German: Fliete

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