Feminine
Fliege
Meaning
- (feminine) fly (insect)
- (feminine) bowtie
- (feminine, obsolete, slang) policeman
Concepts
Synonyms
Querbinder
Mascherl
Krawattenschleife
Smokingschleife
künstlicher Köder
Diptera
Hausfliege
echte Fliege
Mascherl
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
fliege
Basel-Landschaft
butze
Basel-Landschaft
veegeligrawatte
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfliːɡə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Cognate with Old English flēoġe (>English fly).
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