flek

flek

See also: Flek

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fleck.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

flek m inan (diminutive flíček)

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

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007), “flek”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Indonesian

Noun

flek (plural flek-flek)

  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

Declension of flek (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative flek flekā, fleka
accusative flek flekā, fleka
genitive flekes fleko
dative fleke flekum
instrumental fleku

Descendants

  • Middle High German: vlëc

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛk/
  • Audio:(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) [with 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[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • flek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /flêk/

    Noun

    flȅk m inan (Cyrillic spelling фле̏к)

    1. alternative form of flȅka

    West Frisian

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈflɛk/

    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