flechten

See also: Flechten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vlehten, from Old High German flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛçtən/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

1. (transitive) to plait; to braid; to weave

Usage notes

• For the 2nd and 3rd person singular there are two sets of forms: regularized (du flechtest, er flechtet) and traditional (du flichtst, er flicht). Only the traditional forms are standard, and they remain favoured in literary German, but are rare in the vernacular and might even be unintelligible to many less educated speakers.

Conjugation

Regular conjugation: Template:de-conj-weak Irregular conjugation: Template:de-conj-strong

Derived terms

• einflechten
• entflechten
• umflechten
• verflechten

Further reading

• “flechten” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną. Cognate with German flechten, Dutch vlechten, Icelandic flétta, Danish flette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflæχten/, [ˈflæɕtən]
  • Rhymes: -æɕtən

Verb

flechten (third-person singular present flecht, past participle geflecht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to plait, to braid

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	flechten
participle	geflecht
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	flechten	—
2nd singular	flechts	flecht
3rd singular	flecht	—
1st plural	flechten	—
2nd plural	flecht	flecht
3rd plural	flechten	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• trëtzen