Fliicht
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From rare or northern Middle High German vluht (genitive vlühte), from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz (“flight”), here not as a derivative of *fleuhaną (“to flee”), but of *fleuganą (“to fly”), for which otherwise Middle High German vluc. Compare Middle Dutch vlucht, modern Low German Flucht, both with a sense “wing of a bird”. Also cognate with English flight (“flying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fliːχt/, [fliːɕt]
- Rhymes: -iːɕt
Noun
Fliicht f (plural Fliichten)
- wing (of a bird or animal)
Synonyms
- Flillek