flasza

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Flasche (bottle, flask), from Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (bottle), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (bottle), from *flehtaną (to plait, braid), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (to weave). Doublet of fiasko (fiasco) and flakon (flacon, vial).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfla.ʂa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʂa
  • Syllabification: fla‧sza

Noun

flasza f

  1. Augmentative of flaszka

Declension

Further reading

  • flasza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • flasza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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