flax
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#FLAXCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#FLAX flax, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#FLAXCategory:English terms derived from Old English#FLAX fleax, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#FLAXCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FLAX *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FLAX *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too[1]) stem is different.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flæks/Category:English 1-syllable words#FLAXCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FLAX
- (dialectal, obsolete) IPA(key): /flɛks/[2]Category:English 1-syllable words#FLAXCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FLAX
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#FLAXAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æksCategory:Rhymes:English/æks#FLAXCategory:Rhymes:English/æks/1 syllable#FLAX
Noun
flax (countable and uncountable, plural flaxes)Category:English lemmas#FLAXCategory:English nouns#FLAXCategory:English uncountable nouns#FLAXCategory:English countable nouns#FLAXCategory:English countable nouns#FLAXCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FLAXCategory:Pages with entries#FLAXCategory:Pages with 3 entries#FLAX
- A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
- The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
- A flax bushCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#flax%20bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.
Usage notes
The plural flaxes is used to indicate multiple species or varieties of flax; otherwise, flax is uncountable.
Derived terms
- blue flax
- earthflax
- false flax
- flax bow
- flaxbush
- flaxcomb
- flax cotton
- flax dodder
- flax-dresser
- flaxen
- flax-leaved daphne
- flaxlike
- flax milk
- flaxseed
- flax seed
- flax-stick
- flaxweed
- flaxwort
- flaxy
- holy flax
- Lewis flax
- mountain flax
- New Zealand flax (Phormium spp.)
- toadflax
- yellow flax
For numerous others see
Linum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
See also
References
- “flax”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- flax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Linum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- ↑ Etymology in the Deutsches Wörterbuch of Jakob und Wilhelm Grimm: "however, Old Norse hör ... The Gothic word has not been transmitted, but one might guess harvs"
- ↑ Bingham, Caleb (1808), “Improprieties in Pronunciation, common among the people of New-England”, in The Child's Companion; Being a Conciſe Spelling-book […] , 12th edition, Boston: Manning & Loring, →OCLC, page 75.
Anagrams
Category:en:Fibers#FLAXCategory:en:Malpighiales order plants#FLAXCategory:en:Flax#FLAXCategory:en:Asparagales order plants#FLAXMiddle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#FLAXCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#FLAX fleax, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#FLAXCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#FLAX *flahs, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#FLAXCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FLAX *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#FLAXCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FLAX *plek-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flaks/, /flɛks/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#FLAX
Noun
flaxCategory:Middle English lemmas#FLAXCategory:Middle English nouns#FLAXCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#FLAXCategory:Pages with entries#FLAXCategory:Pages with 3 entries#FLAX (uncountableCategory:Middle English uncountable nouns#FLAX)
- Flax (Linum usitatissimum) or its fibres.
- Linen; fabric made out of flax.
- Flax or straw used as a firestarter; tinder.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: flax
References
- “flex, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
Noun
flax cCategory:Swedish lemmas#FLAXCategory:Swedish nouns#FLAXCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#FLAXCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#FLAXCategory:Pages with entries#FLAXCategory:Pages with 3 entries#FLAX
- (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#FLAX) (unexpected) good luck
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | flax | flax |
| definite | flaxet | flaxets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
See also
References
- “flax”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “flax”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “flax”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)