ViaMiddle Low Germanflau, fromMiddle Dutchvlau (compare modernDutchflauw). The Dutch word was borrowed fromOld Frenchflou(“tired, weary”), which is probably ofGermanic origin and, if so, then cognate with Germanlau.
flau (strong nominative masculine singularflauer,comparativeflauer,superlativeamflauestenoramflausten)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | eristflau | sieistflau | esistflau | siesindflau | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | flauer | flaue | flaues | flaue |
| genitive | flauen | flauer | flauen | flauer | |
| dative | flauem | flauer | flauem | flauen | |
| accusative | flauen | flaue | flaues | flaue | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | derflaue | dieflaue | dasflaue | dieflauen |
| genitive | desflauen | derflauen | desflauen | derflauen | |
| dative | demflauen | derflauen | demflauen | denflauen | |
| accusative | denflauen | dieflaue | dasflaue | dieflauen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | einflauer | eineflaue | einflaues | (keine)flauen |
| genitive | einesflauen | einerflauen | einesflauen | (keiner)flauen | |
| dative | einemflauen | einerflauen | einemflauen | (keinen)flauen | |
| accusative | einenflauen | eineflaue | einflaues | (keine)flauen | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | eristflauer | sieistflauer | esistflauer | siesindflauer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | flauerer | flauere | flaueres | flauere |
| genitive | flaueren | flauerer | flaueren | flauerer | |
| dative | flauerem | flauerer | flauerem | flaueren | |
| accusative | flaueren | flauere | flaueres | flauere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | derflauere | dieflauere | dasflauere | dieflaueren |
| genitive | desflaueren | derflaueren | desflaueren | derflaueren | |
| dative | demflaueren | derflaueren | demflaueren | denflaueren | |
| accusative | denflaueren | dieflauere | dasflauere | dieflaueren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | einflauerer | eineflauere | einflaueres | (keine)flaueren |
| genitive | einesflaueren | einerflaueren | einesflaueren | (keiner)flaueren | |
| dative | einemflaueren | einerflaueren | einemflaueren | (keinen)flaueren | |
| accusative | einenflaueren | eineflauere | einflaueres | (keine)flaueren | |
FromLow Germanflau, fromDutchflauw.
flau (masculine and feminineflau,neuterflaut,definite singular and pluralflaue,comparativeflauere,indefinite superlativeflauest,definite superlativeflaueste)
FromLow Germanflau, fromDutchflauw.
(embarrassed): First attested in 1770 by Børre Henrich Rachløw.
flau (neuter singularflautt,definite singular and pluralflaue,comparativeflauare,indefinite superlativeflauast,definite superlativeflauaste)