flesse

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

flesse

  1. third-person singular past historic of flettere

Etymology 2

Participle

flesse f pl

  1. feminine plural of flesso

Latin

Verb

flēsse

  1. perfect active infinitive of fleō

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *fleske, from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

flesse c (plural flessen, diminutive fleske)

  1. bottle (elongated, usually glass, hollow object, usually with a cylindrical body and tapering neck for storing or transporting liquids)
  2. bottle (the contents of such an object)
  3. urinal (type of bottle to collect the urine of bed patients)
    Synonym: urinaal

Derived terms

nouns
  • aptekersflesse c
  • bierflesse c
  • bitterflesse c
  • boarrelflesse c
  • bobbelflesse c
  • brandewynflesse c
  • brijflesse c
  • bûgelflesse c
  • drankflesse c
  • drinkensflesse c
  • drinkersflesse c
  • fjildflesse c
  • frisdrankflesse c
  • gasflesse c
  • healflesse c
  • inketflesse c
  • jeneverflesse c
  • jittikflesse c
  • koerflesse c
  • konjakflesse c
  • levertraanflesse c
  • litersflesse c
  • molkeflesse c
  • molkflesse c
  • oaljeflesse c
  • plastikflesse c
  • rûkersguodflesse c
  • slaoaljeflesse c
  • soerstofflesse c
  • stopflesse c
  • strânflesse c
  • sûchflesse c
  • termosflesse c
  • wekflesse c
  • wetterflesse c
  • wynflesse c

References

  • “flesse” at Frysker
  • “flesse”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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