flundra

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flundra/

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
  2. (obsolete) A tattered piece of cloth; rag, shred
Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative flundra flundry
genitive flundry flunder
dative flundře flundrám
accusative flundru flundry
vocative flundro flundry
locative flundře flundrách
instrumental flundrou flundrami
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Flunder.[3]

Noun

flundra f

  1. (obsolete) flounder (Platichthys flesus)
Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative flundra flundry
genitive flundry flunder
dative flundře flundrám
accusative flundru flundry
vocative flundro flundry
locative flundře flundrách
instrumental flundrou flundrami
Synonyms

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. "flundra 2°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  3. "flundra 1°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Icelandic

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

Swedish

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
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