flesk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛsk/

  Rhymes: -ɛsk

Noun

flesk n (genitive singular flesks, uncountable)

1. pork
2. unsmoked bacon

Declension

Declension of flesk (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flesk	fleskið
accusative	flesk	fleskið
dative	fleski	fleskinum
genitive	flesks	flesksins

Synonyms

• svínakjøt

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛsk/

  Rhymes: -ɛsk

Noun

flesk n (genitive singular flesks, no plural)

1. bacon

Declension

declension of flesk

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flesk	fleskið
accusative	flesk	fleskið
dative	fleski	fleskinu
genitive	flesks	flesksins

Synonyms

• beikon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flesk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛsk/

Noun

flesk n (definite singular flesket, uncountable)

1. pork, particularly the fatty parts

Derived terms

• flyte på flesket

References

• “flesk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.