flathe

English

Alternative forms

• flath

Etymology

From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleɪð/
• Rhymes: -eɪð

Noun

flathe (plural flathes)

1. A flan.
2. (dialectal) A ray or skate (fish).

Related terms

• flathon

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fflathe, fflath

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *flaþa, from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō. Doublet of flathon and flaun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaːð(ə)/

Noun

flathe (rare, Late Middle English)

1. A ray or skate.

Descendants

• English: flathe, flath

References

• “flāthe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 February 2019.