Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flathe

/fleɪð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flathe
IPA
/fleɪð/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flan.

noun

A ray or skate (fish).

Etymology

From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pleth₂-, flathe, *flaþa, *flaþō

Inflected Forms

flathes (plural) flath (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

flathon

Rhymes With

bathe lathe swathe rathe spathe scathe saithe staithe enswathe snathe stathe beswathe

Questions

How do you pronounce flathe?
The recorded pronunciation is /fleɪð/.
What does flathe mean?
A flan.
Where does flathe come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce flathe

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