Flex

German
An angle grinder

Etymology

The device was first invented in 1954 and sold under the brand name Flex, which eventually entered common usage to refer to any such device. Apparently a clipping of flexibel.

Noun

Flex f (genitive Flex, plural Flexe)

  1. (colloquial) angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)
    Synonym: Winkelschleifer

Declension
Declension of Flex [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flex die Flexe
genitive einer der Flex der Flexe
dative einer der Flex den Flexen
accusative eine die Flex die Flexe

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: flex
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