flasce

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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flasce f (nominative plural flascan)

  1. flask, bottle

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: flask, flaske (partly)
    • English: flask
      • Irish: fleasc
      • Welsh: fflasg
    • Scots: flask, flas