die Flasche
noun · /ˈflaʃə/ ·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.
Translation
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bottle; flask; flagon
feminine
Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu.
We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.
- loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour feminine, informal
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Flasche | Flaschen |
| Accusative | Flasche | Flaschen |
| Dative | Flasche | Flaschen |
| Genitive | Flasche | Flaschen |