Fliicht

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From rare or northern Middle High German vluht (genitive vlühte), from Old High German *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (flight), here not as a derivative of *fleuhaną (to flee), but of *fleuganą (to fly), for which otherwise Middle High German vluc. Compare Middle Dutch vlucht, modern Low German Flucht, both with a sense “wing of a bird”. Also cognate with English flight (flying).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Fliicht f (plural Fliichten)

  1. wing (of a bird or animal)

Synonyms

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  1. (usually in the plural) strand, wisp of hair