Feminine

Fläche

Meaning

  1. (feminine) surface
  2. (feminine) surface, a two-dimensional manifold
  3. (feminine) flat, plain

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

flächi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

flechi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɛçə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vleche, from Old High German flah, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh (“flat surface”), found in the second element of English cromlech. Analysable as flach + -e (“ness”).

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