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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch flassche, flessche, from Old Dutch *flaska, from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɛs/
- Hyphenation: fles
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Noun
fles f (plural flessen, diminutive flesje n)
- bottle
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fles, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *plē- (“to cut off, split off”), probably related to *pleh₂- (“flat”) and thus English flake.
Pronunciation
Noun
fles f (genitive singular flesjar, plural flesjar)
- skerry
Declension
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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fles
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flesin
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flesjar
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flesjarnar
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| Accusative
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fles
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flesina
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flesjar
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flesjarnar
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| Dative
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fles
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flesini
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flesjum
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flesjunum
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| Genitive
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flesjar
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flesjarinnar
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flesja
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flesjanna
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References
Indonesian
Noun
fles (first-person possessive flesku, second-person possessive flesmu, third-person possessive flesnya)
- flask
Latin
Verb
flēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of fleō
Middle English
Noun
fles
- Alternative form of flees
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fles.
Pronunciation
Noun
fles f (definite singular flesa, indefinite plural fleser, definite plural flesene)
- a small (and bare) rock reef just above the surface of the water
Inflection
Historical inflection of fles
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indefinite singular
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definite singular
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indefinite plural
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definite plural
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fles
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flesi
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flesjar
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flesjarne (flesjane)
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| 1917
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flesa, flesi
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fleser, flesjar
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flesene, flesjane
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| 1938
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flesa
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fleser
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flesene
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| 2012 (current)
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fles
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flesa
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fleser
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flesene
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Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
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References
- “fles” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *flasjō.
Noun
fles f (genitive flesjar, plural flesjar)
- a small (and bare) rock reef just above the surface of the water
Declension
Declension of fles (strong jō-stem)
Descendants
References
- “fles”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press