fle

See also: FLE, FLÉ, flè, and f'lé

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *θle(i̯)i/a- (“to lie down for sleep”), from Pre-Proto-Albanian *ćlei̯-a/i- ("to lean"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”) + Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /flɛ/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /fjɛ/

Verb

fle (aorist fjeta, participle fjetur)

  1. to sleep

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “fle”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Franco-Provençal

Noun

fle (plural fle) (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. alternative form of flœr (“flower”)

References

  • fleur in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Latin

Verb

flē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fleō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flēa, a form of flēah (→ the alternative form fleigh), from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛː/, /flæi̯(x)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

fle (plural flen or flees or fleghes)

  1. flea

Descendants

  • English: flea (dialectal fleck)
  • Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
  • Yola: fleen (plural)

References

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