floh

See also: Floh

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

floh

1. first/third-person singular preterite of fliehen

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floːx/
• Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *flōhi, from Proto-Germanic *flōhiz (“layer, film, coating”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad”). Cognate with Old High German fluoh, Old Norse fló.

Noun

flōh f

1. that which is flown off; flake
2. fragment, piece

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	flōh	flōhe, flōha
accusative	flōh, flōhe	flōhe, flōha
genitive	flōhe	flōha
dative	flōhe	flōhum

Related terms

• flōc

Etymology 2

Verb

flōh

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of flēon

Old High German

Verb

flōh

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of fliohan