flundra
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally “a woman from Flanders”, “a woman who came with Flemish soldiers”.[1][2]
Noun edit
flundra f
- (mildly vulgar, derogatory) a disreputable, promiscuous woman; floozie, slut, tramp
- (obsolete) a tattered piece of cloth; rag, shred
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]
Noun edit
flundra f
- (obsolete) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
- Synonyms: platýs, platýs bradavičnatý
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- flundra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- flundra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
References edit
- ^ "flundra" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “flundra 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “flundra 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Icelandic flundra.
Noun edit
flundra f
Declension edit
| Declension of flundra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flundra | flundran | flundrur | flundrurnar |
| accusative | flundru | flundruna | flundrur | flundrurnar |
| dative | flundru | flundruni | flundrum | flundrunum |
| genitive | flundru | flundrunnar | flundra | flundranna |
Further reading edit
- "flundra" at Sprotin.fo
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flundra f (genitive singular flundru, nominative plural flundrur)
Declension edit
declension of flundra
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flundra | flundran | flundrur | flundrurnar |
| accusative | flundru | flundruna | flundrur | flundrurnar |
| dative | flundru | flundrunni | flundrum | flundrunum |
| genitive | flundru | flundrunnar | flundra | flundranna |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
flundra f (definite singular flundra, indefinite plural flundrer or flundror, definite plural flundrene or flundrone)
- (pre-1938) alternative form of flyndre
- 1906, Rasmus Løland, Kvitebjørnen, Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel/Nordisk Forlag, page 32:
- «Og kjeften hans er som du skulde sjaa kjeften paa ei flundra[.]»
- "And his mouth is like the mouth of a flounder."
- definite singular of flundre (non-standard since 1938)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish flundra, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).
Noun edit
flundra c
- flounder (a variety of flatfish)
Declension edit
| Declension of flundra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | flundra | flundran | flundror | flundrorna |
| Genitive | flundras | flundrans | flundrors | flundrornas |