Flett

See also: flett

English

Proper noun

Flett (plural Fletts)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Flett is the 27081st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 894 individuals. Flett is most common among White (75.73%) and null (18.57%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Low German Flett, from Middle Low German vlet (“ground, flat surface”), from Proto-Germanic *flatją. Cognate with English flet, related with the adjective flat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Flett n (strong, genitive Fletts or Flettes, plural Flette)

  1. (in northwestern German farmhouses) a large room containing the hearth, located between the barn or threshing floor (Tenne) and the living room or parlour (Stube), used as a dayroom and, traditionally, as a kitchen

Declension

Declension of Flett [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Flett die Flette
genitive eines des Fletts, Flettes der Flette
dative einem dem Flett, Flette1 den Fletten
accusative ein das Flett die Flette

1Now rare, see notes.

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