| flax Jul 28th 2011, 01:33 Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary (Difference between revisions) | | | | Line 35: | Line 35: | | * Danish: {{term|hør}} | | * Danish: {{term|hør}} | | * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vlas|n}} | | * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vlas|n}} | | - | * {{trreq|eo}} | + | * Esperanto: {{t|eo|lino}} | | * Estonian: {{t-|et|lina}} | | * Estonian: {{t-|et|lina}} | | * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pellava}} | | * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pellava}} | | Line 50: | Line 50: | | * Latvian: {{t|lv|lins|m}} | | * Latvian: {{t|lv|lins|m}} | | * Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|linas|f|xs=Lithuanian}} | | * Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|linas|f|xs=Lithuanian}} | | | + | * [[Low German]]: {{t|nds|Flass|m}} | | * Norwegian: {{t-|no|lin}} | | * Norwegian: {{t-|no|lin}} | | * Polish: {{t+|pl|len|m}} | | * Polish: {{t+|pl|len|m}} |
Latest revision as of 01:33, 28 July 2011 [edit] English Wikipedia  A field of flax ( Linum usitatissimum) [edit] Etymology From Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsan, from Proto-Indo-European *plek- ("to plait"). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Old Saxon *flahs (Dutch vlas), Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too[1]) stem is different. [edit] Pronunciation flax (plural flaxes) - A plant of the genus Linum, especially Latin usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
- The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
[edit] Usage notes The plural flaxes is used to indicate multiple species or varieties of flax; otherwise, flax is uncountable. [edit] Derived terms [edit] Translations [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Etymology in the Deutsches Wörterbuch of Jakob und Wilhelm Grimm: "however, Old Norse hör ... The Gothic word has not been transmitted, but one might guess harvs"
[edit] Swedish flax c. Declension of flax | uncountable | uncountable |
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- (slang) (unexpected) good luck
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