Fleck

Fleck

1. A surname​.

From Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, flek, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark”). Cognate with Dutch vlek, English fleck.

• IPA^(key): /flɛk/

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Fleck m (genitive Flecks, plural Flecke or Flecken, diminutive Fleckchen n)

1. stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2. corner, spot (part or region)
3. (now archaic, regional) shred, flap, flake, fleck

• Flecken is originally the plural of another singular (der) Flecken, but it is now commonly used as a plural of Fleck and is even predominant at least in some regions.

• Leberfleck
• Leberfleck
• Pigmentfleck
• Sonnenfleck

• → Czech: flek (“spot”)
• → Polish: flak (“tripe”)
  • → Russian: фля́ки (fljáki, “tripe soup”)
  • → Rusyn: флякы (fljakŷ, “tripe soup”)
  • → Ukrainian: фля́ки (fljáky, “tripe soup”), хля́ки (xljáky, “tripe soup”), ґля́ґи (ґljáґi, “tripe soup”)
• → Serbo-Croatian:
  • Cyrillic: филѐки (“tripe soup”)
  • Latin: filèki (“tripe soup”)
• → Serbo-Croatian:
  • Cyrillic: фле̏ка (“spot”)
  • Latin: flȅka (“spot”)
• → Slovak: fĺak (“spot”)
• → Slovene: fileki (“tripe soup”)

Fleck m or f (genitive Flecks)

1. A surname​.

• Fleck in Duden online

From Middle High German vlec, from Old High German flec. Cognate with German Fleck, Dutch vlek, English fleck, Swedish fläck.

• IPA^(key): /flæk/
• Rhymes: -æk

Fleck m (plural Flecken)

1. spot, stain
2. patch, spot, area