flåch

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German vlach, from Old High German flah, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔχ/, [ˈflɔx]

Adjective

flåch

  1. shallow (wide and not deep)
    Synonym: seicht
    Antonym: tiaf
    a flåchs Wåsser ― shallow water
    a flåche Vertiafung ― a shallow indentation
  2. flat (wide and not high)
    Synonym: nieder
    Antonym: hoch
    a flåcher Kuacha ― a flat cake
    a flåche Låndschaft ― a flat landscape
  3. not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
    Antonym: steil
    a flåchs Bergplateau ― a level mountain plateau
    a flåcher Åstiag ― a slight ascent
  4. (figuratively, of jokes, films etc.) vapid; shallow (lacking intellectual depth or refinement)
    Synonym: (slightly different) seicht
    a flåcher Witz / a Flåchwitz ― a shallow joke
  5. (Austria, Vienna) broke
    Synonyms: åbrennt, neger, stier
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