flundra
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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Originally “a woman from Flanders”, “a woman who came with Flemish soldiers”.[1][2]
Noun
flundra f
- (mildly vulgar, derogatory) a disreputable, promiscuous woman; floozie, slut, tramp
- (obsolete) a tattered piece of cloth; rag, shred
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]
Noun
flundra f
- (obsolete) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
- Synonyms: platýs, platýs bradavičnatý
Declension
Further reading
- “flundra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “flundra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “flundra”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ 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
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Icelandic flundra.
Noun
flundra f
Declension
| 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
- "flundra" at Sprotin.fo
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
flundra f (genitive singular flundru, nominative plural flundrur)
Declension
Declension of flundra (feminine)
| 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
Noun
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
Etymology
From Old Swedish flundra, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ (“flatfish”).
Noun
flundra c
- flounder (a variety of flatfish)
Declension
Declension of flundra