fleck

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛk === Noun === fleck (plural flecks) A flake. A lock, as of wool. A small spot or streak; a speckle. Synonyms: mote, particle, speck, tittle A small amount. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fleck (third-person singular simple present flecks, present participle flecking, simple past and past participle flecked) (transitive) To mark (something) with small spots. Synonym: (obsolete) fleak ==== Translations ==== == Luxembourgish == === Verb === fleck second-person singular imperative of flecken