Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flysch

/flɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: fly-sch
IPA: /flɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.

Uncountable

noun

A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

Example Sentences

"The lower part of the rock section over which you have just climbed is the Flysch: dark grey slaty rocks that come out in small shards if you pick at them with your fingers."
"Most of the structures and textures observed at Ponkapoag section have been noted in turbitite and flysch sequences."

Etymology

From German fließen (“to flow, to melt”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: fließen

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

flysches (plural)

Derived Forms

cryptoflysch

Rhymes With

wish fish dish punish ish jew-ish swish squish radish bish tish delish

Questions

How do you pronounce flysch?: The recorded pronunciation is /flɪʃ/.
What does flysch mean?: A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.
Where does flysch come from?: It is traced to German.

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