flundra

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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

  1. (mildly vulgar, derogatory) a disreputable, promiscuous woman; floozie, slut, tramp
    Synonyms: běhna, coura
  2. (obsolete) a tattered piece of cloth; rag, shred
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]

Noun[edit]

flundra f

  1. (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]

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

  1. halibut

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]

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)

  1. flounder

Declension[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

flundra c

  1. 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

References[edit]