Flinse

East Central German

Alternative forms

  • Flinze

Etymology

Variant of German Plinse, ultimately from Upper Sorbian blinc, blins, plinc, plins (thin pancake). Compare Lithuanian plintsas and Old Prussian plinxe.

Noun

Flinse f (plural Flinsen)

  1. (High Prussian) pancake, flat cake.