See also: flucht

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German vluht, from Old High German fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (escape). Pertaining to fliehen (to flee).

Noun edit

Flucht f (genitive Flucht, plural Fluchten)

  1. escape, flight (act of fleeing)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German vlucht, from Old Saxon fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (flying). Pertaining to fliegen (to fly).

Noun edit

Flucht f (genitive Flucht, plural Fluchten)

  1. (construction, technical) line, alignment (vertical or horizontal line along which houses, walls, windows or other building elements are arranged)
  2. (construction, dated as a simplex) suite, line of rooms, number of rooms interconnected by doors
    Synonyms: Suite, Zimmerflucht
  3. (ornithology) flock of birds
    Synonym: Schwarm (the normal word)
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Further reading edit

  • Flucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Flucht f (plural Fluchte)

  1. flight (act of fleeing)
  2. escape