Flasche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʃə/
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  • Rhymes: -aʃə

Noun

Flasche f (genitive Flasche, plural Flaschen, diminutive Fläschchen n or Fläschlein n)

  1. bottle; flask; flagon
    Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu.
    We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.
  2. (informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour

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