flata

See also: fläta

Latin

Verb

flātā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of flātō

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

flata m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of flate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flata f

  1. definite singular of flate

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. absolute singular definite and plural form of flat.

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
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