flasce

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“flask, bottle”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to weave”).

Akin to Old High German flaska, flasca (“flask, bottle”) (German Flasche (“bottle”)), Old Norse flaska (“flask, bottle”) (Icelandic flaska), Old English fleohtan (“to weave, plait”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

flasce f (nominative plural flascan)

  1. flask, bottle

Declension[edit]

Declension of flasce (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative flasce flascan
accusative flascan flascan
genitive flascan flascena
dative flascan flascum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: flask, flaske (partly)
    • English: flask
    • Scots: flask, flas
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