fleck

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A flake.
2. A lock, as of wool.
3. A small spot or streak; a speckle.
4. A small amount.

Verb

To mark (something) with small spots.

Sinonieme

spot

speckle

speck

dapple

flake

blot

maculation

scrap

chip

bit

streak

patch

point

blob

dot

fragment

macula

macule

mark

stigma

mottle

mottling

particle

frost

piece

comma

brand

slur

smudge

bespot

blister

splash

splotch

blip

spottiness

stain

punctum

stipple

blemish

stria

bespeckle

tache

measles

marking

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/flɛk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *flekk

Verwante met Middle English: flekked

Verwante met Nederlands: vlek

Verwante met Duits: Fleck

Verwante met Sweeds: fläck

In summary

From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck.