flasce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɑs.ke/

Noun

flasce f (nominative plural flascan)

  1. flask, bottle

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative flasce flascan
accusative flascan flascan
genitive flascan flascena
dative flascan flascum

Descendants

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