flek

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fleck.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈflɛk]
  • Hyphenation: flek

Noun

flek m inan

  1. (informal) spot
  2. (informal) job, employment, post
  3. (in the plural) a kind of small pasta
  4. (card games) raise, double (multiplies the current stake by 2)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. "flek" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Indonesian

Noun

flek (first-person possessive flekku, second-person possessive flekmu, third-person possessive fleknya)

  1. spot
  2. mark

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • flec

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flekka-.

Noun

flek m

  1. spot
  2. mark
  3. piece

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle High German: vlëc
    • German: Fleck
    • Yiddish: פֿלעק (flek)

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Polish

flek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: flek

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fleck.

Noun

flek m inan (diminutive fleczek)

  1. heeltap (piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe)
  2. (education, school slang) F (the letter grade assigned) [+ z (genitive) = in what subject]
Declension
Derived terms
adverbs
  • na fleku
  • z fleka
verbs
  • brać pod fleki impf
  • wziąć pod fleki pf

Etymology 2

Clipping of flejers.

Noun

flek m inan

  1. (slang) jacket in thick nylon, with two inside and two outside pockets and one on the sleeve, insulated with orange fleece lining, fastened with a thick metal zip, finished with a stand-up collar and ribbed waist and sleeves, in Poland associated with skinheads and punks
    Synonym: flejers
Declension

Further reading

  • flek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • flek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flêk/

Noun

flȅk m (Cyrillic spelling фле̏к)

  1. Alternative form of flȅka

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *flekk, from Proto-Germanic *flekka-.

Noun

flek c (plural flekken, diminutive flekje)

  1. spot, speck
  2. town, large village (in the past often possessing market rights)

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • flek”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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