flau

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German flau, from Middle Dutch vlau (compare modern Dutch flauw). The Dutch word was borrowed from Old French flou (tired, weary), which is probably of Germanic origin and, if so, then cognate with German lau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flaʊ̯/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Adjective

flau (comparative flauer, superlative am flausten)

  1. (wind) calm, weak, (almost) windless
  2. flat, weak (of commerce, interest, atmosphere)
  3. (in certain constructions) dizzy, nauseous, queasy
    Mir wurde flau. — “I got dizzy.”
    Mir ist flau im Magen. — “I feel nauseous.”

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