Unflat
German
Etymology
From Middle High German un-vlāt, Old High German *flāt. Cognate with Old English flǣd, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐌴𐌳 (flēd).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnflaːt/
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Noun
Unflat m (strong, genitive Unflates or Unflats, plural Unfläte)
- filth
- (vulgar, offensive) disgusting person
Declension
Declension of Unflat [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Unflat | die | Unfläte |
| genitive | eines | des | Unflates, Unflats | der | Unfläte |
| dative | einem | dem | Unflat, Unflate1 | den | Unfläten |
| accusative | einen | den | Unflat | die | Unfläte |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Unflat”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Unflat” in Duden online