flata

See also: fläta

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) flātā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of flātō

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• flaten

Noun

flata m or f

1. definite feminine singular of flate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flata f

1. definite singular of flate

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Swedish

Etymology

Recorded since at least the 1960s, where it occurs in Haldo Gibson's slang dictionary. Probably derived from flat (“flat”), alluding to an unwomanly body shape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɑːˌta/

Adjective

flata

1. (deprecated template usage) inflection of flat:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

flata c

1. (colloquial) a female homosexual, a dyke

Usage notes

• Flata has previously been a highly offensive slur towards homosexual women, but has been used by the gay rights movement as a self-descriptive in order to reclaim and de-stigmatize the term. See also bög, "gay, fag, queer, poof".

Declension

Declension of flata
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flata	flatan	flator	flatorna
Genitive	flatas	flatans	flators	flatornas