Flause

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vlūs, vlūsch (“sheepskin”) or a derivative thereof, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *fleus (“fleece”).

The figurative sense may have been derived from “flock of wool” via “worthless thing”. The same word was later borrowed again in its original sense as Fluse (“lint, fluff of fabric”). Compare also Flausch, which too is a doublet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflaʊ̯zə/
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Noun

Flause f (genitive Flause, plural Flausen)

(usually in the plural) illusion, vain idea
(usually in the plural) nonsense, blather

Declension

Declension of Flause [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flause	die	Flausen
genitive	einer	der	Flause	der	Flausen
dative	einer	der	Flause	den	Flausen
accusative	eine	die	Flause	die	Flausen