English

Proper noun

Fleck

1. A surname​.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛk/

Noun

Fleck m ‎(genitive Flecks, plural Flecke or Flecken, diminutive Fleckchen n)

1. fleck, blot, smear, spot
2. corner (part or region)
3. stain

Usage notes

Flecken is originally the plural of another singular (der) Flecken, but is commonly used as a plural for Fleck as well.

Hyponyms

• Leberfleck
• Leberfleck
• Pigmentfleck
• Sonnenfleck

Derived terms

Proper noun

Fleck m, f ‎(genitive Flecks)

1. A surname​.

English

Noun

fleck ‎(plural flecks)

1. A flake
2. A lock, as of wool.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Martin to this entry?)

3. A small spot or streak; a speckle.
   • Longfellow

     A sunny fleck.

   • Tennyson

     Life is dashed with flecks of sin.

Translations

Verb

fleck ‎(third-person singular simple present flecks, present participle flecking, simple past and past participle flecked)

1. (transitive) To mark with small spots
   • 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 29686887 , chapter IV:

     So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

Translations

Luxembourgish

Verb

fleck

1. second-person singular imperative of flecken