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
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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
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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.

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flundra f

  1. halibut

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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

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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).

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flundra c

  1. flounder (a variety of flatfish)

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