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