Fliete

German

Alternative forms
  • Fliede f, Flieten m

Etymology

From Middle High German vlietem(e), vliedem(e) f or m, from Old High German fliotema, fliodema f, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος (phlebotṓmos). In Late Middle High German, final -em becomes -en (as in Faden etc.). From this a weak-declension nominative vliete is backformed. Cognate with Dutch vlijm, English fleam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːtə/

Noun

Fliete f (genitive Fliete, plural Flieten)

  1. (historical, else obsolete) fleam (kind of sharp instrument used for blood-letting)

Declension
Declension of Fliete [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fliete die Flieten
genitive einer der Fliete der Flieten
dative einer der Fliete den Flieten
accusative eine die Fliete die Flieten

Descendants
  • → German Low German: Fliete
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