flundra

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈflundra]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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
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

Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]

Noun

flundra f

  1. (obsolete) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
    Synonyms: platýs, platýs bradavičnatý
Declension
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
  • flundra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • flundra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

References
  1. "flundra" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  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

Etymology

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

Noun

flundra f

  1. halibut

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

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʏntra/
  • Rhymes: -ʏntra

Noun

flundra f (genitive singular flundru, nominative plural flundrur)

  1. flounder

Declension
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

Noun

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

Etymology

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

Noun

flundra c

  1. flounder (a variety of flatfish)

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

References
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