blauer Fleck

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “blue spot/stain”. === Pronunciation === === Noun === blauer Fleck m (mixed, definite nominative der blaue Fleck, genitive (des) blauen Flecks, plural blaue Flecken, definite plural die blauen Flecken) bruise (purplish mark on the skin) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blau,‎ Fleck. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “blauer Fleck” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon