*flekkaz
Runic: ᚠᛚᛖᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸlek.kɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
spot; mark; blemish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly related to *flōkaną (‘to beat, strike; lament’) and its iterative *flakkōną (‘to beat’), from Proto-Indo-European extended root *pleh₂g- (‘to beat, strike’), ultimately from root *pel- (‘to beat, push, drive’) (Orel 2003), but the phonology is problematic: pre-Germanic *pleh₂g-nó-s > *flekkaz via Kluge’s Law but with unexplained vowel shortening. Derivations from PIE root *pleh₂-(‘flat’) are semantically and phonologically problematic.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | flekkaz | flekkōz, flekkōs |
| Acc. | flekką | flekkanz |
| Gen. | flekkas, flekkis | flekkǫ̂ |
| Dat. | flekkai | flekkamaz |
| Inst. | flekkō | flekkamiz |
| Voc. | flekk | flekkōz, flekkōs |
Descendants
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*flakk, *flekk (Proto-West Germanic)
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flec, flecka (Old Dutch)
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vlecke, vlacke (Middle Dutch)
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vlek (Dutch)
- vlek (Afrikaans)
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vlek (Dutch)
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vlecke, vlacke (Middle Dutch)
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flec, flecka (Old Dutch)
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*flakk, *flekk (Proto-West Germanic)
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*flecc, *flæcc (Old English)
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*flekk (Middle English)
- fleck (English)
- flek, fleck (Scots)
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*flekk (Middle English)
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*flecc, *flæcc (Old English)
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*flakk, *flekk (Proto-West Germanic)
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*flekk (Old Frisian)
- Fläk (Saterland Frisian)
- flek (West Frisian)
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*flekk (Old Frisian)
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*flakk, *flekk (Proto-West Germanic)
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flek, flec (Old High German)
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vlëc (Middle High German)
- Fleck (German)
- פֿלעק (flek) (Yiddish)
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vlëc (Middle High German)
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flek, flec (Old High German)
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*flakk, *flekk (Proto-West Germanic)
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*flek, *flak (Old Saxon)
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flek, vlek, vlak, vlack (Middle Low German)
- Fleck (Low German)
- Flekj (Plautdietsch)
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flek, vlek, vlak, vlack (Middle Low German)
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*flek, *flak (Old Saxon)
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flekkr (Old Norse)
- flekkur (Faroese)
- flekkur (Icelandic)
- flekk (Norwegian)
- fläck (Swedish)