Flasche
See also: Fläsche
German
Etymology
From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing.
Pronunciation
Noun
Flasche f (genitive Flasche, plural Flaschen, diminutive Fläschchen n or Fläschlein n)
- bottle; flask; flagon
- Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu.
- We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.
- (informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour
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Further reading
- “Flasche” in Duden online
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