Fluch

See also: fłuch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vluoch, from Old High German fluoh, deverbal from fluohhon. Cognate with Dutch vloek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːx/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: Flug, Pflug (only according to regional pronunciations of these words)
• Rhymes: -uːx

Noun

Fluch m (strong, genitive Fluches or Fluchs, plural Flüche)

1. curse, malediction, bane

   Synonym: Verwünschung

   Technologie kann ein Fluch und ein Segen zugleich sein.

   Technology can be both a curse and a blessing.

Declension

Declension of Fluch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fluch	die	Flüche
genitive	eines	des	Fluches, Fluchs	der	Flüche
dative	einem	dem	Fluch, Fluche1	den	Flüchen
accusative	einen	den	Fluch	die	Flüche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• verfluchen

Related terms

• fluchen
• Fluchwort
• Bannfluch

Further reading

• “Fluch” in Duden online
• “Fluch”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluχ/

  Rhymes: -uχ

Etymology 1

From Old High German flug, from Proto-Germanic *flugiz.

Noun

Fluch m (plural Flich)

1. flight (instance or act of flying)
2. flight (journey)

Synonyms

• (flight, journey): Vol

Related terms

• Flucht

Etymology 2

From Old High German fluoh.

Noun

Fluch m (plural Flich)

1. curse, hex, malediction
2. curse, expletive, swear, cuss

Related terms

• fluchen

Plautdietsch

Noun

Fluch m (plural Fluche)

1. curse, malediction
2. oath

Synonyms

• (oath): Eid

Derived terms

• Fluchwuat

Related terms

• fluche