Fliicht
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From rare or northern Middle High German vluht (genitive vlühte), from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz (“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
Noun
Fliicht f (plural Fliichten)
- wing (of a bird or animal)
Synonyms
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːɕt
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