Fleisch

See also: fleisch

German

Alternative forms

Flaisch, flaisch, Fläisch, fläisch (Early New High German)

Etymology

From Old High German fleisk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiską. Compare Low German Fleesch, Dutch vlees, English flesh, West Frisian fleis, Old English flǣsc, Yiddish פֿלייש‎ (fleysh), Danish flæsk, Icelandic flesk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flaɪ̯ʃ/
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Noun

Fleisch n (genitive Fleisches or Fleischs, no plural)

flesh
meat
pulp (of fruit)
(grilling) a slab of meat, meat which is not in the form of a sausage

Declension

Declension of Fleisch (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fleisch
genitive	eines	des	Fleisches, Fleischs
dative	einem	dem	Fleisch, Fleische¹
accusative	ein	das	Fleisch

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

vom Fleisch fallen
Beinfleisch
Fleischbeschau
Fleischer
Fleischerzeugnis
Fleischeslust

fleischfarben
Fleischfaser
fleischfrei
fleischfressend
Fleischgericht

fleischig
fleischlich
Fleischreifung
Fleischsuppe
Fleischwolf

Fleischwunde
Fruchtfleisch
Geflügelfleisch
Hackfleisch
Muskelfleisch

Further reading

Fleisch in Duden online

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