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flundra

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Originally “a woman from Flanders”, “a woman who came with Flemish soldiers”.[1][2]

Noun

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flundra f

  1. (mildly vulgar, derogatory) a disreputable, promiscuous woman; floozie, slut, tramp
    Synonyms: běhna, coura
  2. (obsolete) a tattered piece of cloth; rag, shred
Declension
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Declension of flundra (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative flundra flundry
genitive flundry flunder
dative flundře flundrám
accusative flundru flundry
vocative flundro flundry
locative flundře flundrách
instrumental flundrou flundrami

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]

Noun

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flundra f

  1. (obsolete) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
    Synonyms: platýs, platýs bradavičnatý
Declension
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Declension of flundra (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative flundra flundry
genitive flundry flunder
dative flundře flundrám
accusative flundru flundry
vocative flundro flundry
locative flundře flundrách
instrumental flundrou flundrami

Further reading

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  • “flundra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “flundra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “flundra”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “flundra 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  3. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “flundra 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Icelandic flundra.

Noun

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flundra f

  1. halibut

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).

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Noun

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flundra f (genitive singular flundru, nominative plural flundrur)

  1. flounder

Declension

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    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

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Noun

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flundra f (definite singular flundra, indefinite plural flundrer or flundror, definite plural flundrene or flundrone)

  1. (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."
  2. definite singular of flundre (non-standard since 1938)

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish flundra, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).

Noun

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flundra c

  1. flounder (a variety of flatfish)

Declension

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Declension of flundra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative flundra flundran flundror flundrorna
Genitive flundras flundrans flundrors flundrornas

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