flesk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (to tear, peel off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛsk/
    Rhymes: -ɛsk

Noun

flesk n (genitive singular flesks, uncountable)

  1. pork
  2. unsmoked bacon

Declension

Declension of flesk (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flesk fleskið
accusative flesk fleskið
dative fleski fleskinum
genitive flesks flesksins

Synonyms

  • svínakjøt

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (to tear, peel off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛsk/
    Rhymes: -ɛsk

Noun

flesk n (genitive singular flesks, no plural)

  1. bacon

Declension

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛsk/

Noun

flesk n (definite singular flesket, uncountable)

  1. pork, particularly the fatty parts

Derived terms

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Noun

flēsk n

  1. meat, flesh

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: vlêsk, vlêsch, vlês
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      Low Prussian: Sauerländisch (Olpe, Wenden): Fleisch
      Märkisch (Altmärkisch), Westphalian (Bentheimisch): Fleesch
      Märkisch (Altmärkisch), Westphalian (Westmünsterländisch): Fleesk
      Westphalian:
      Bentheimisch (Grafschaf), Sauerländisch (Sündern, Balve, Eslohe, Attendorn, Drolshagen, Kirchhundem): Fläis
      Bentheimisch (Grafschaf), Westmünsterländisch: Flees
      East Westphalian (Ravensberg), Sauerländisch: Fläisk
      East Westphalian: Floisk (Lippe)
      Sauerländisch: Flääsk (Niedersfeld), Flais (Felbecke, Elspe)
    • Plautdietsch: Fleesch
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