flaga

Icelandic

Etymology

Old Norse flaga, flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakǭ, variant of *flaką (“something flat”), possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaːɣa/
• Rhymes: -aːɣa

Noun

flaga f (genitive singular flögu, nominative plural flögur)

1. flake
2. slab, flag

Declension

declension of flaga

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flaga	flagan	flögur	flögurnar
accusative	flögu	flöguna	flögur	flögurnar
dative	flögu	flögunni	flögum	flögunum
genitive	flögu	flögunnar	flaga/flagna	flaganna/flagnanna

Derived terms

• blóðflaga
• kartöfluflaga

References

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flaga n

1. definite plural of flag

Noun

flaga f (definite singular flaga, indefinite plural flager or flagor, definite plural flagene or flagone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of flage
2. definite singular of flage

Verb

flaga (present tense flagar, past tense flaga, past participle flaga, passive infinitive flagast, present participle flagande, imperative flaga/flag)

1. Alternative form of flage

Polish

flaga

Etymology

Borrowed from German Flagge, from Low German, from English flag, or from early modern Dutch vlagghe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfla.ɡa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: fla‧ga

Noun

flaga f

1. flag (piece of cloth or often its representation)

Declension

Declension of flaga

	singular	plural
nominative	flaga	flagi
genitive	flagi	flag
dative	fladze	flagom
accusative	flagę	flagi
instrumental	flagą	flagami
locative	fladze	flagach
vocative	flago	flagi

Derived terms

noun

• biała flaga

 

Further reading

• flaga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• flaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse flaga f, flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakǭ, *flaką.

Noun

flaga c

1. a thin flake (of some covering layer, like skin or paint)

Declension

Declension of flaga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flaga	flagan	flagor	flagorna
Genitive	flagas	flagans	flagors	flagornas

See also

• fjäll
• flinga

Verb

flaga (present flagar, preterite flagade, supine flagat, imperative flaga)

1. to flake (come or fall off in flakes)

   Synonym: flagna

Conjugation

Conjugation of flaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	flaga		flagas
Supine	flagat		flagats
Imperative	flaga		—
Imper. plural1	flagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	flagar	flagade	flagas	flagades
Ind. plural1	flaga	flagade	flagas	flagades
Subjunctive2	flage	flagade	flages	flagades
	Participles
Present participle	flagande
Past participle	flagad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• flaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)