German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German un-vlāt, Old High German *flāt. Cognate with Old English flǣd, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐌴𐌳 (flēd).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnflaːt/
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Noun

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Unflat m (strong, genitive Unflates or Unflats, plural Unfläte)

  1. filth
  2. (vulgar, offensive) disgusting person

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Unflat”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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