vleisch

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• fleis, fleisch, flēsch, vleis, vlēsch

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (early) /vlɛi̯s̠x/, (classical) /vlɛi̯ʃ/, (both also) /fl-/

Noun

vleisch n (genitive singular vleisches, no plural)

1. flesh, meat

Declension

Declension of vleisch (sg-only feminine, class 1 strong)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	vleisch
genitive	eines	dës	vleisches
dative	eime	dëm	vleische
accusative	ein	daȥ	vleisch

Descendants

• Alemannic German:

  Swabian: Floisch

• Bavarian:

  Cimbrian: vlòas, blòas, vlaisch

• Central Franconian: Fleesch, Fleisch, Flääsch

  Hunsrik: Fleisch

  Luxembourgish: Fleesch

• German: Fleisch
• Rhine Franconian: Flaasch, Flaisch, Fleesch

  Pennsylvania German: Fleesch

• Vilamovian: fłaś
• Yiddish: פֿלייש (fleysh)