flach

German (Berlin)

/flaχ/

adj
Definitions
  • shallow wide and not deep
  • flat wide and not high
  • not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
  • (figuratively) vapid; shallow lacking intellectual depth or refinement

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vlach inherited from Old High German flah (flat, smooth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*flakaz

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