"Flasche" meaning in German

See Flasche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈflaʃə/ Audio: De-Flasche.ogg
Rhymes: -aʃə Etymology: From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to English flask. Doublet of Fiasko and Flakon. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|flasche}} Middle High German flasche, {{inh|de|goh|flasca||bottle}} Old High German flasca (“bottle”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*flaskā}} Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*flaskǭ||bottle}} Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), {{cog|en|flask}} English flask, {{doublet|de|Fiasko|Flakon}} Doublet of Fiasko and Flakon Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen,^lein}} Flasche f (genitive Flasche, plural Flaschen, diminutive Fläschchen n or Fläschlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Flasche [genitive], Flaschen [plural], Fläschchen [diminutive, neuter], Fläschlein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Flasche [nominative, singular], Flaschen [definite, nominative, plural], Flasche [genitive, singular], Flaschen [definite, genitive, plural], Flasche [dative, singular], Flaschen [dative, definite, plural], Flasche [accusative, singular], Flaschen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. bottle; flask; flagon Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Flasche-de-noun-U3Yee2kC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-Flasche-de-noun-SrrmLZoJ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Food and drink containers Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flaschenartig, flaschenförmig Related terms: Flaschenbier, Flaschenglas, Flaschenhals, Flaschenöffner, Flaschenpfand, Flaschenpost, Flaschenpreis, Flaschenschiff
Hyponyms: Bierflasche, Blechflasche, Glasflasche, Milchflasche, Pfandflasche, Plastikflasche, Pulverflasche, Saftflasche, Sauerstoffflasche, Schnapsflasche, Sektflasche, Sprudelflasche, Wasserflasche, Weinflasche

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Sektflasche"
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      "word": "Wasserflasche"
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Flaschenbier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenglas"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenöffner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenpfand"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenpost"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenpreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenschiff"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              28
            ],
            [
              57,
              64
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              18
            ],
            [
              44,
              50
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.",
          "text": "Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu.",
          "translation": "We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bottle; flask; flagon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ],
        [
          "flask",
          "flask"
        ],
        [
          "flagon",
          "flagon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loser",
          "loser"
        ],
        [
          "wimp",
          "wimp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflaʃə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Flasche.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/De-Flasche.ogg/De-Flasche.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/De-Flasche.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʃə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flasche"
}

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