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)

  1. filth
  2. (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 rare, see notes.

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Unflat”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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