Flecken
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɛkən/, [ˈflɛ.kŋ̍], [-kən]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Fle‧cken
Noun
Flecken m (strong, genitive Fleckens, plural Flecken)
- alternative form of Fleck (“stain, sport, blot, smear”)
- a village or small town, (especially historical) a place with limited town privileges, such as market rights
Declension
Declension of Flecken [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
stain
- Dreckflecken
- Kaffeeflecken
- Kirschsaftflecken
- Obstflecken
- Rotweinflecken
- Teeflecken
- Wasserflecken
village
- Marktflecken
Noun
Flecken m
- plural of Fleck
Proper noun
Flecken n (proper noun, genitive Fleckens or (optionally with an article) Flecken)
- Fleky (a municipality of the Czech Republic)
Further reading
- “Flecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flecken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Flecken” in Duden online